Intel CPU's ME Vulnerability

[LaLiLuLeLo]

I found out about this recently and I'm no expert but it looks really bad. Very sneaky of them to have, what looks to me, like a perfect backdoor disguised as a feature for big companies . Apparently, it affects everyone who has an intel cpu 6th gen (Skylake) onwards. Here the link to intel's detection tool. And this is intel's official response with all the details, affected systems and detection tool, etc. I unfortunately have a 6600k+Z170 Pro Gaming, so I'm going to have to update my BIOS to fix this. Atleast that's what the update tool from Asus is telling me to do. What a mess, I really don't want to brick my system for this. 

 

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/intel-warns-of-widespread-vulnerability-in-pc-server-device-firmware/

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

3 minutes ago, LaLiLuLeLo said:

I found out about this recently and I'm no expert but it looks really bad. Very sneaky of them to have, what looks to me, like a perfect backdoor disguised as a feature for big companies . Apparently, it affects everyone who has an intel cpu 6th gen (Skylake) onwards. Here the link to intel's detection tool. And this is intel's official response with all the details, affected systems and detection tool, etc. I unfortunately have a 6600k+Z170 Pro Gaming, so I'm going to have to update my BIOS to fix this. Atleast that's what the update tool from Asus is telling me to do. What a mess, I really don't want to brick my system for this. 

 

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/intel-warns-of-widespread-vulnerability-in-pc-server-device-firmware/

Yea this has been posted before a few weeks ago. I guess the I.T department of my institution is going to have a jolly time pushing out these patches. It's finals season so workstations are probably going to be in use constantly. 

[Cyracus]

 yeah, they covered it on the wan show like last week, asus had the patch up already and I updated then. Just make sure you don't lose power or mess with your computer while installing the bios and you'll be fine, asus's tool to do it is pretty simple and straight forward

[mpsparrow]

Damn..... I forgot to update.

[W-L]

@LaLiLuLeLo Please don't forget to include add a related quote from the article to meet the Tech News requirements. It has been moved to the CPU, Motherboard, and Memory section until it has been revised. 

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/11724-posting-guidelines-read-before-posting/

 

 

EDIT: As the news topic was previously posted, here is a link to it to keep discussion consolidated to one thread. 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/863154-intel-release-me-flaw-detection-tool/

 

 

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Edited December 2, 2017 by W-L