CPUの脆弱性「Spectre」および「Meltdown」を巡って、プロセッサベンダーやオペレーティングシステムベンダー/プロジェクト ...

前回までに紹介してきたように、 initrdは元々、 モジュール化されたカーネル・ ドライバを、 HDD上のファイルシステムを介することなくカーネルに組み込むための仕組みとして考案されました。 きちんと確認したわけではないものの、 initrdのルーツは ...

Most CPUs on the market in recent years have adopted an implementation method called the microprogram method, and updates can be applied by rewriting the microcode when a security defect is found. CPU ...

When homebrewing a CPU, one has to deal with microcode. Microcode is the low-level nuts and bolts of how, precisely, a CPU executes instructions (like opcodes) and performs functions such as updating ...

If you needed any further confirmation that AMD's "Granite Ridge" desktop processors sporting the Zen 5 architecture were on their way before long, the latest piece of evidence is an update for the ...

When AMD finally issued patches for its critical microcode security hole on Monday, it said that the glitch 'could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization protection.' AMD on Monday issued ...

Something to look forward to: Intel's plan to address voltage-related crashes on desktop processors with a patch has some worried that performance and overclocking will take a hit. Past updates to ...

Intel motherboard partners have started to roll out the first batch of microcode updates to address the issue known as Vmin Shift Instability. The iconic PC chipmaker blogged about this issue earlier ...

Intel is quite known for playing around and pointing fingers. Intel will never admit it. They will always play around and dodge any kind of confrontation about it, and OEM's will never try to address ...

Referenzen: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23908 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41804 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40982 microcode ...