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Intel bug incoming? Meltdown and Spectre exploits

Intel updated their microcode guidance document yesterday, but didn't really add any noteworthy CPU architectures. Still just Skylake plus a bunch of Atoms and Celerons.

https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/02/microcode-update-guidance.pdf

The trouble is, I can't see motherboard manufacturers rolling out BIOS updates with the Skylake microcode if they can't also include a fix for Kaby Lake. That is just going to lead to further confusion.
 
so,being a cynical old git,what happens if you say run a new intel chip and you have all your AV's upto date and you get some data breach due to spectre and actually suffer financially because of this?
 
fastboy said:
so,being a cynical old git,what happens if you say run a new intel chip and you have all your AV's upto date and you get some data breach due to spectre and actually suffer financially because of this?
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Tough **** basically!

Let's face it, they released coffee lake knowing about the flaws!

People won't care though and they know it, well until you are caught out that is.
 
Hmm might hold of on that until they answer the latest testing reports showing new versions of meltdown and spectre aka meltdown/spectre prime. If correct the hardware revisions need more revisions as they wont protect against prime...
 
IT Troll said:
Excellent, I await my in-warranty replacement.
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Let's hope they keep to the timetable and it wasn't just a statement to placate peoples concerns by making Intel look like they're on top of the problem in the here and now. One thing we can be sure of is that when they do have invulnerable models available they'll change from playing it down to playing it up to make everyone think they need to upgrade in order to avoid the dangers, They'll turn the whole thing around so it has a positive effect on sales of the next gen cpu's. :rolleyes:
 
IT Troll said:
Intel updated their microcode guidance document yesterday, but didn't really add any noteworthy CPU architectures. Still just Skylake plus a bunch of Atoms and Celerons.

https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/02/microcode-update-guidance.pdf

The trouble is, I can't see motherboard manufacturers rolling out BIOS updates with the Skylake microcode if they can't also include a fix for Kaby Lake. That is just going to lead to further confusion.
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Interesting that they are at least "planning" on producing updates going back as far as Bloomfield. Hopefully I can inject a future Westmere-EP microcode update into my current BIOS again.
 
A couple of updates:

Apparently, Intel determined that the previously released C2 microcode for Skylake H/S U/Y is actually OK and does not cause stability problems. So it has just been re-released and is not something new after all (wrongly reported on many tech websites). Other CPU models are however getting updated microcode. Yep, still finding new ways to **** this up!

The Windows Update method only loads the microcode into volatile memory and so has to be reloaded every time Windows boots. So a BIOS update is still preferable.

Intel have published an updated guidance document today which I guess is why they blocked access to the older pdf from February.
https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/03/microcode-update-guidance.pdf
 
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