{"id":10828,"date":"2018-02-12T16:43:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T00:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/?p=10828"},"modified":"2023-02-06T18:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T02:09:25","slug":"intel-cites-technical-issues-for-spectre-patch-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/intel-cites-technical-issues-for-spectre-patch-bugs","title":{"rendered":"Intel Cites Technical Issues for Spectre Patch Bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Intel wants you to stop downloading the Spectre patch&nbsp;after reboot problems occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft users are facing a processor vulnerability problem \u2013 and Intel is warning others from suffering the same fate. A patching problem in Intel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/meltdownattack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spectre\/Meltdown patch<\/a> has been revealed, causing users\u2019 computers to spontaneously reboot after installing. Now, Intel wants you to skip the problem entirely by NOT downloading the patch until they have the better version.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5afb269834287c134fc73861eae0518a.png\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/5afb269834287c134fc73861eae0518a.png\" alt=\"Intel Cites Technical Issues for Spectre Patch Bugs\" class=\"wp-image-23120\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wccftech.com\/amd-possibly-abandoning-entire-fx-processors-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WCCFTech<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Navin Shenoy, Executive Vice President of Intel, has recommended software vendors and end users to stop deploying the present version. The bug-ridden patch may introduce a wide range of problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of those detected are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>longer-than-expected reboots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>unpredictable behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>instability of the system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>data loss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>misappropriation of data by third parties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An Intel executive,&nbsp;however, told <em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>that the problem is not related to security. Rather, it is a reboot problem on older chips. Commonly affected are the Broadwell silicon which was introduced in 2015. The Haswell-generation line, which was introduced in 2013, was also affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intel says that they have identified the cause of unexpected reboots on their processors. They are actively working on solutions to address the issue by programming an update that will not exploit the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/tips-guard-pc-meltdown-security-flaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meltdown<\/a> and Spectre bugs require a huge number of patches that are assembled quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include OS-level and browser fixes \u2013 the patches for the processors themselves are still widely considered as an extremely difficult task. After the issue was released to the public, Microsoft had to stop AMD\u2019s Spectre patch since it resulted in some computers being unbootable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-countering-the-bug-ridden-patch\">Countering the Bug-Ridden Patch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft has already released an update that will disable the Intel patch. This new update goes even further in addressing the problem. It disables the patch entirely on any computer that may have installed them already.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><span data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/b10c40204face8dacfea75b454c8f05b.png\" rel=\"lightbox\" data-fancybox><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/b10c40204face8dacfea75b454c8f05b.png\" alt=\"Intel Cites Technical Issues for Spectre Patch Bugs\" class=\"wp-image-23121\" width=\"500\" height=\"274\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Extreme Tech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a rocky solution for a problem that caused hundreds of millions of chips made by Intel and AMD to be problematic. It posed a threat to computer users as their sensitive information could be stolen from them. From passwords, security content, and encryption keys \u2013 they were all at risk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, some updates to the Intel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/products\/processors-desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMD chips<\/a> have been revealed to cause their own problems. The update came shortly after Intel\u2019s quarterly financial disclosures. Apart from the update, Microsoft urged users to stay informed about the status of the Spectre patch. They promised to continue to investigate the potential impact of the recent version of microcode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intel wants you to stop downloading the Spectre patch&nbsp;after reboot problems occur. Microsoft users are facing a processor vulnerability problem \u2013 and Intel is warning others from suffering the same fate. A patching problem in Intel\u2019s Spectre\/Meltdown patch has been revealed, causing users\u2019 computers to spontaneously reboot after installing. Now, Intel wants you to skip the problem entirely by NOT downloading the patch until they have the better version. 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