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Intel, AMD CPUs on Linux impacted by newly disclosed Spectre bypass
The latest generations of Intel processors, including Xeon chips, and AMD's older Zen 1, Zen 1+, and Zen 2 microarchitectures on Linux are vulnerable to new speculative execution attacks that bypass existing 'Spectre' mitigations.
- October 18, 2024
- 10:48 AM
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Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 on some Intel PCs over BSOD issues
Microsoft is blocking Windows 24H2 upgrades on systems with incompatible Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers due to blue screen of death (BSOD) issues.
- October 02, 2024
- 08:34 AM
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Latest Intel CPUs impacted by new Indirector side-channel attack
Modern Intel processors, including chips from the Raptor Lake and the Alder Lake generations are susceptible to a new type of a high-precision Branch Target Injection (BTI) attack dubbed 'Indirector,' which could be used to steal sensitive information from the CPU.
- July 01, 2024
- 10:24 AM
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Phoenix UEFI vulnerability impacts hundreds of Intel PC models
A newly discovered vulnerability in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware tracked as CVE-2024-0762 impacts devices running numerous Intel CPUs, with Lenovo already releasing new firmware updates to resolve the flaw.
- June 20, 2024
- 05:31 PM
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Microsoft lifts Windows 11 block on some Intel systems after 2 years
Microsoft has finally lifted a compatibility hold blocking Windows 11 upgrades on systems with Intel 11th Gen Core processors and Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers.
- April 15, 2024
- 07:42 AM
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Intel and Lenovo servers impacted by 6-year-old BMC flaw
An almost 6-year-old vulnerability in the Lighttpd web server used in Baseboard Management Controllers has been overlooked by many device vendors, including Intel and Lenovo.
- April 11, 2024
- 12:50 PM
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New Spectre v2 attack impacts Linux systems on Intel CPUs
Researchers have demonstrated the "first native Spectre v2 exploit" for a new speculative execution side-channel flaw that impacts Linux systems running on many modern Intel processors.
- April 10, 2024
- 01:19 PM
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New SLAM attack steals sensitive data from AMD, future Intel CPUs
Academic researchers developed a new side-channel attack called SLAM that exploits hardware features designed to improve security in upcoming CPUs from Intel, AMD, and Arm to obtain the root password hash from the kernel memory.
- December 06, 2023
- 07:52 PM
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Citrix Hypervisor gets hotfix for new Reptar Intel CPU flaw
Citrix has released hotfixes for two vulnerabilities impacting Citrix Hypervisor, one of them being the "Reptar" high-severity flaw that affects Intel CPUs for desktop and server systems.
- November 15, 2023
- 02:24 PM
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New Reptar CPU flaw impacts Intel desktop and server systems
Intel has fixed a high-severity CPU vulnerability in its modern desktop, server, mobile, and embedded CPUs, including the latest Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Sapphire Rapids microarchitectures.
- November 14, 2023
- 06:15 PM
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New Downfall attacks on Intel CPUs steal encryption keys, data
A senior research scientist at Google has devised new CPU attacks to exploit a vulnerability dubbed Downfall that affects multiple Intel microprocessor families and allows stealing passwords, encryption keys, and private data like emails, messages, or banking info from users that share the same computer.
- August 08, 2023
- 01:00 PM
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New Collide+Power side-channel attack impacts almost all CPUs
A new software-based power side-channel attack called 'Collide+Power' was discovered, impacting almost all CPUs and potentially allowing data to leak. However, the researchers warn that the flaw is low-risk and will likely not be used in attacks on end users.
- August 02, 2023
- 01:37 PM
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Intel investigating leak of Intel Boot Guard private keys after MSI breach
Intel is investigating the leak of alleged private keys used by the Intel BootGuard security feature, potentially impacting its ability to block the installation of malicious UEFI firmware on MSI devices.
- May 08, 2023
- 01:31 PM
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Intel CPUs vulnerable to new transient execution side-channel attack
A new side-channel attack impacting multiple generations of Intel CPUs has been discovered, allowing data to be leaked through the EFLAGS register.
- April 24, 2023
- 03:38 PM
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Microsoft releases Windows security updates for Intel CPU flaws
Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates for 'Memory Mapped I/O Stale Data (MMIO)' information disclosure vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs.
- March 02, 2023
- 08:02 PM
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Microsoft says Intel driver bug crashes apps on Windows PCs
Microsoft says apps using DirectX are crashing on Windows systems with outdated Intel drivers after installing November 2022 cumulative updates.
- February 10, 2023
- 11:37 AM
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Scattered Spider hackers use old Intel driver to bypass security
A financially motivated threat actor tracked as Scattered Spider was observed attempting to deploy Intel Ethernet diagnostics drivers in a BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver) attack to evade detection from EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) security products.
- January 11, 2023
- 04:55 PM
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Intel confirms leaked Alder Lake BIOS Source Code is authentic
Intel has confirmed that a source code leak for the UEFI BIOS of Alder Lake CPUs is authentic and has been released by a third party.
- October 09, 2022
- 08:53 PM
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Linux Kernel 5.19.12 bug could damage Intel laptop displays
Linux users have reported seeing weird white flashes and rapid blinking on their Intel laptop displays after upgrading to Linux kernel version 5.19.12, leading to warnings that the bug may damage displays.
- October 06, 2022
- 11:07 AM
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Windows 11 22H2 blocked due to blue screens on some Intel systems
Microsoft is now blocking the Windows 11 22H2 update from being offered on some systems with Intel Smart Sound Technology (SST) audio drivers.
- September 27, 2022
- 07:41 AM
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