- Linux
- By Marius Nestor
- February 8th, 2018
CloudLinux's KernelCare Promises to Fix Meltdown & Spectre Flaws without Reboots
Currently available for CentOS 7, RHEL 7, and CloudLinux 7
- Linux
- By Marius Nestor
- January 31st, 2018
Linux Systems Running Newer Kernels Not Really Affected by Meltdown Patches
Linux kernel 4.15 said to be 7-9% faster than Linux 4.11
- Open Source Software
- By Marius Nestor
- January 30th, 2018
The Spectre & Meltdown Vulnerability Checker for Linux Is Now in Debian's Repos
Debian users can install the script with a single command
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 29th, 2018
openSUSE Continues to Work on Spectre V2 Mitigations for Leap and Tumbleweed
They'll be using the retpoline patches for Spectre variant 2
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 29th, 2018
Deepin Linux Users Receive Security Updates to Patch Meltdown & Spectre Exploits
The distro is now powered by the Linux 4.14.12 kernel
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 26th, 2018
Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Delayed Due to Meltdown and Spectre Security Vulnerabilities
The point release will be delayed a few weeks
- CPU
- By Marius Nestor
- January 26th, 2018
Intel Says It Will Release New CPUs This Year Patched Against Meltdown & Spectre
All new chips will come with built-in mitigations for the Spectre and Meltdown security vulnerabilities
- Web / Internet Life
- By Marius Nestor
- January 24th, 2018
Google Chrome 64 Rolls Out to Desktops with Meltdown and Spectre Patches
A total of 53 security fixes are included in this release
- Mac
- By Marius Nestor
- January 23rd, 2018
Apple Releases Meltdown and Spectre Patches for macOS Sierra and El Capitan
Urges users to update their Macs as soon as possible
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 23rd, 2018
Canonical Releases Spectre Patches for Ubuntu Linux, Meltdown Fix for PowerPC
Users are urged to update their systems immediately
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 18th, 2018
Latest Fedora 27 Linux Updated Live ISOs Ship with Meltdown and Spectre Patches
They include the Linux 4.14.13-300 kernel
- Open Source Software
- By Marius Nestor
- January 17th, 2018
Linux Lite Developer Creates Automated Spectre/Meltdown Checker for Linux OSes
The script is based on Stéphane Lesimple's excellent work
- Linux
- By Marius Nestor
- January 17th, 2018
Purism Releases Meltdown and Spectre Patches for Its Librem Linux Laptops
Urges users to update their laptops as soon as possible
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 16th, 2018
Chakra GNU/Linux Now Patched Against Meltdown & Spectre Security Vulnerabilities
Users are urged to update their installations immediately
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 15th, 2018
Linspire and Freespire Linux OSes Now Patched Against Meltdown and Spectre Flaws
Linspire 7.0.1 and Freespire 3.0.1 are now available
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 15th, 2018
Black Lab Enterprise Linux Distro Gets Patches Against Meltdown and Spectre Bugs
Users are urged to update their systems as soon as possible
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- January 15th, 2018
Fedora Project Continues to Work on Mitigating Meltdown & Spectre Security Flaws
Recommends users to keep their installations up-to-date