New Intel CPU Microcode & "RFDS" Linux Kernel Patch For New Security Vulnerabilities

[phoronix]

Phoronix: New Intel CPU Microcode & "RFDS" Linux Kernel Patch For New Security Vulnerabilities

Intel has released new CPU microcode for addressing five security issues and additionally there is newly-merged Linux kernel code for mitigating the new Register File Data Sampling "RFDS" micro-architectural vulnerability affecting Atom / E cores...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-March-2024-Security

[NotMine999]

So Intel Core 7th Gen to current gets a patch. I wonder if Cores older than 7th Gen have the same vulnerability and this is a case of either WONTFIX or CANTFIX

Time to do some looking around for that answer.

[archkde]

So Intel Core 7th Gen to current gets a patch. I wonder if Cores older than 7th Gen have the same vulnerability and this is a case of either WONTFIX or CANTFIX

Time to do some looking around for that answer.

Skylake and earlier are sadly already declared EOL by Intel and won't receive further microcode patches.

[user556]

LOL, isn't that telling. E-Cores are rebadged Atoms then.

[pieman]

LOL, isn't that telling. E-Cores are rebadged Atoms then.

this was known prior to alder lakes release.

that said, i'm just not going to update my microcode. i really don't care anymore.

[user556]

Wow, I knew they were bad but didn't know they were that bad.

[Weasel]

This is why you buy AMD CPUs. No E-Core bullshit.

At least for now.