- Apr 21, 2016
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Intel has recently published a new set of updates for the Spectre vulnerability, but for the time being, only Skylake processors are getting them, with the rest of the chipsets to be patched shortly.
Intel originally rolled out Meltdown and Spectre updates in early January following Google’s public disclosure, but the security fixes for one of the Spectre vulnerabilities caused issues on a number of processors.
While Intel initially said that Broadwell and Haswell CPUs were suffering from reboots, the company then explained that other chips are also affected, including Skylake and Kaby Lake.
Today’s release is aimed at Skylake exclusively, and Intel says that it’s now working to make patches for the other chipsets available as soon as possible.
“We expect to do the same for more platforms in the coming days. We also continue to release beta microcode updates so that customers and partners have the opportunity to conduct extensive testing before we move them into production,” Navin Shenoy, executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Group at Intel Corporation, explained.
Read more: Intel Releases New Spectre Updates for Skylake Processors
Intel originally rolled out Meltdown and Spectre updates in early January following Google’s public disclosure, but the security fixes for one of the Spectre vulnerabilities caused issues on a number of processors.
While Intel initially said that Broadwell and Haswell CPUs were suffering from reboots, the company then explained that other chips are also affected, including Skylake and Kaby Lake.
Today’s release is aimed at Skylake exclusively, and Intel says that it’s now working to make patches for the other chipsets available as soon as possible.
“We expect to do the same for more platforms in the coming days. We also continue to release beta microcode updates so that customers and partners have the opportunity to conduct extensive testing before we move them into production,” Navin Shenoy, executive vice president and general manager of the Data Center Group at Intel Corporation, explained.
Read more: Intel Releases New Spectre Updates for Skylake Processors