2021.1 IPU - Intel® VT-d Advisory

Summary: A potential security vulnerability in some Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/0 VT-d products may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing firmware updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability. Vulnerability Details: CVEID: CVE-2020-24489 Description: Incomplete...

Insecure Handling of BIOS and AMT Passwords

Summary: Intel is releasing patches to mitigate security vulnerability CVE-2017-5704 Description: Platform sample code firmware included with 4th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor Haswell, 5th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor Broadwell, 6th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor Skylake, and 7th Gen Intel® Core™ Processo...

Intel Details CPU ‘Virtual Fences’ Fix As Safeguard Against Spectre, Meltdown Flaws

Intel introduced hardware-based protections to its new chips to protect against the Spectre and Meltdown flaws that rocked the silicon industry when the vulnerabilities were made public in early 2018. Spectre and Meltdown, which account for three variants of a side-channel analysis security issue...

CVE-2017-5685

The BIOS in Intel NUC systems based on 6th Gen Intel Core processors prior to version KY0045 may allow may allow an attacker with physical access to the system to gain access to personal information...