• Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • February 6th, 2019
Microsoft Releases Security Updates KB4465065 and KB4346084 for Windows 10

Microsoft Releases Security Updates KB4465065 and KB4346084 for Windows 10

New microcode updates now available for Windows 10 devices

  • Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • September 24th, 2018
Windows 10 Update KB4100347 Disables Overclocking on Some Systems

Windows 10 Update KB4100347 Disables Overclocking on Some Systems

Yet another update making unexpected changes on Windows 10

NetBSD 8.0 Released with Spectre V2/V4, Meltdown, and Lazy FPU Mitigations

NetBSD 8.0 Released with Spectre V2/V4, Meltdown, and Lazy FPU Mitigations

Also includes numerous bug fixes and stability improvements

New Variant of Spectre Security Flaw Discovered: Speculative Buffer Overflows

New Variant of Spectre Security Flaw Discovered: Speculative Buffer Overflows

It's a variant of the first Spectre security vulnerability

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • June 21st, 2018
Canonical Releases AMD Microcode Updates for All Ubuntu Users to Fix Spectre V2

Canonical Releases AMD Microcode Updates for All Ubuntu Users to Fix Spectre V2

Available for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 17.10, 16.04 LTS & 14.04 LTS

Gentoo-Based Porteus Kiosk 4.7 Brings More Mitigations Against Spectre Flaws

Gentoo-Based Porteus Kiosk 4.7 Brings More Mitigations Against Spectre Flaws

The operating system is now powered by Linux kernel 4.14.50

Google Outs Chrome OS 67 to Fix Spectre V2 on ARM Chromebooks, Add New Features

Google Outs Chrome OS 67 to Fix Spectre V2 on ARM Chromebooks, Add New Features

Chrome OS 67.0.3396.78 is now the new stable version

Spectre New Generation Vulnerabilities Found, Intel Already Working on Patches

Spectre New Generation Vulnerabilities Found, Intel Already Working on Patches

A total of eight issues were identified by researchers

Major Debian Linux Kernel Patch Fixes 8-Year-Old Privilege Escalation Flaw

Major Debian Linux Kernel Patch Fixes 8-Year-Old Privilege Escalation Flaw

A total of 27 security vulnerabilities were patched

AV Linux Multimedia-Focused OS Gets New Stable Release with Meltdown Patches

AV Linux Multimedia-Focused OS Gets New Stable Release with Meltdown Patches

AV Linux 2018.4.2 is now available for download

Intel Security Essentials to Protect From Future Meltdown and Spectre CPU Bugs

Intel Security Essentials to Protect From Future Meltdown and Spectre CPU Bugs

A hardware solution will be integrated in next gen CPUs

DragonFly BSD 5.2 Released with Meltdown & Spectre Mitigations, Better Graphics

DragonFly BSD 5.2 Released with Meltdown & Spectre Mitigations, Better Graphics

The update adds major improvements to HAMMER2 filesystem

Intel Says It Won’t Fix Meltdown and Spectre in Some Vulnerable Chips

Intel Says It Won’t Fix Meltdown and Spectre in Some Vulnerable Chips

No microcode updates coming from some CPU families

  • Linux
  • By Marius Nestor
  • April 1st, 2018
Intel's Microcode Update for Spectre Makes a Comeback in Ubuntu's Repositories

Intel's Microcode Update for Spectre Makes a Comeback in Ubuntu's Repositories

Available on Ubuntu 17.10, 16.04 LTS, and 14.04 LTS

FreeBSD-Based TrueOS Finally Gets Patched Against Meltdown and Spectre Flaws

FreeBSD-Based TrueOS Finally Gets Patched Against Meltdown and Spectre Flaws

TrueOS 18.03 release adds important security and bug fixes

Google Patches All Intel Chromebooks Against Spectre Variant 2 with Chrome OS 65

Google Patches All Intel Chromebooks Against Spectre Variant 2 with Chrome OS 65

The release also patches some Chromebooks against Meltdown

Debian-Based antiX Linux OS Receives New Kernel Patches for Meltdown and Spectre

Debian-Based antiX Linux OS Receives New Kernel Patches for Meltdown and Spectre

The antiX 17.1 update is now available for download

 
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