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01-23-2018, 08:30 AM
Intel's Spectre patch is so busted, the company is telling customers not to use it
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Remember Spectre and Meltdown (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/spectre-meltdown-explained/)?
The two recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting all kinds of computer processors represented a huge threat to consumers and businesses around the globe. Thankfully, Intel offered up a partial fix — so all good, right?
Well, not exactly. You see, it turns out the patch that was issued by Intel has a few problems of its own. Now, things are so busted that the company is telling some of its customers to avoid the official patch altogether.*
SEE ALSO: Intel CEO dives straight into Spectre, Meltdown at CES keynote (http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/intel-ces-keynote-spectre-meltdown/)
This unfortunate development came to light Monday, when Intel issued an official statement (https://newsroom.intel.com/news/root-cause-of-reboot-issue-identified-updated-guidance-for-customers-and-partners/) telling a groups of its customers to just slow their roll when it comes to updating their critically vulnerable systems.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/22/intel-patch-spectre-meltdown-reboots/)
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Remember Spectre and Meltdown (http://mashable.com/2018/01/04/spectre-meltdown-explained/)?
The two recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting all kinds of computer processors represented a huge threat to consumers and businesses around the globe. Thankfully, Intel offered up a partial fix — so all good, right?
Well, not exactly. You see, it turns out the patch that was issued by Intel has a few problems of its own. Now, things are so busted that the company is telling some of its customers to avoid the official patch altogether.*
SEE ALSO: Intel CEO dives straight into Spectre, Meltdown at CES keynote (http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/intel-ces-keynote-spectre-meltdown/)
This unfortunate development came to light Monday, when Intel issued an official statement (https://newsroom.intel.com/news/root-cause-of-reboot-issue-identified-updated-guidance-for-customers-and-partners/) telling a groups of its customers to just slow their roll when it comes to updating their critically vulnerable systems.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/22/intel-patch-spectre-meltdown-reboots/)
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