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Intel Publishes Updated CPU Microcode For A Variety Of Security & Functional Issues
Intel published a number of new CPU microcode images this Patch Tuesday for addressing various security issues as well as a number of functional issues being addressed across different CPU client and server processor generations.
Intel published a number of new CPU microcode images this Patch Tuesday for addressing various security issues as well as a number of functional issues being addressed across different CPU client and server processor generations. Or it may be a case of release scheduling that the RPL 0x129 microcode didn't make the cut for today, but in any event it's worthwhile pointing out. On the security front today's CPU microcode update does address a security vulnerability affecting recent generations of Intel Core and Xeon CPUs with their stream cache mechanisms, Intel Core Ultra stream cache issues, a Intel Xeon 3rd / 4th / 5th Gen Xeon issue allowing privilege escalation, a 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable vulnerability allowing denial of service, and an SMI Transfer Monitor advisory affecting many Intel CPUs.
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