- Jul 22, 2014
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On January 8th Intel released new Linux Processor microcode data files that can be used to mitigate the Spectre and and Meltdown vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs. Using microcode files, an operating system can fix known bugs in Intel CPU without having to perform a BIOS update on the computer.
According to the Intel microcode download page, this release is available for 40 different versions of Linux and valid for 2,371 Intel processors. This includes the 150 mhz Pentium Processor from 1995.
Windows users can also benefit from updated microcodes, but these need to be first tested by Microsoft and then released as an update. The last microcode update, other than hotfixes, was released in 2015. It is not currently known if Microsoft will be releasing the new microcodes in a future update.
Applying the new microcode data files to Linux
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According to the Intel microcode download page, this release is available for 40 different versions of Linux and valid for 2,371 Intel processors. This includes the 150 mhz Pentium Processor from 1995.
Windows users can also benefit from updated microcodes, but these need to be first tested by Microsoft and then released as an update. The last microcode update, other than hotfixes, was released in 2015. It is not currently known if Microsoft will be releasing the new microcodes in a future update.
Applying the new microcode data files to Linux
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