A full list of available Intel
microcode updates by Window 10 version can be found in KB4093836.
Not exact matches
We've now completed release of
microcode updates for Intel microprocessor products launched in the last 9 + years that required protection against the side - channel vulnerabilities discovered
by Google.
Today, we are announcing the expansion of devices covered
by Windows security
updates by removing the anti-virus compatibility check for Windows 10 devices, expanding the availability of Intel
microcode updates in the Microsoft Catalog, and adding coverage for x86 editions of Windows 71 and Windows 8.1.
«We've now completed release of
microcode updates for Intel microprocessor products launched in the last 9 + years that required protection against the side - channel vulnerabilities discovered
by Google,» said an Intel spokesman.
Although most devices will receive this class of
updates via firmware provided
by the device manufacturer, Microsoft says it will offer additional
microcode updates from Intel through that KB article «as they become available to Microsoft.»
The
updates signal that Intel is making progress on reissuing stable
microcode mitigations for the Spectre attack revealed
by Google on January 3.
Chips with production fixes in Intel's
microcode update guidance document have been validated
by Intel and approved for use in a production environment.
In new
microcode revision guidance released
by the chipmaker, Intel added a «stopped» status to its
microcode updates relating to the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, which would suggest that it won't be issuing patches to fully mitigate the vulnerabilities affecting a large number of its microprocessors.
«We've now completed release of
microcode updates for Intel microprocessor products launched in the last 9 + years that required protection against the side - channel vulnerabilities discovered
by Google Project Zero,» said Intel in a statement to Threatpost.
«We have now released
microcode updates for 100 percent of Intel products launched in the past five years that require protection against the side - channel method vulnerabilities discovered
by Google,» Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced in a Thursday blog post.