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Take a look here, and click "show more": Facts about Side-Channel Analysis and Intel Products
Take a look here, and click "show more": Facts about Side-Channel Analysis and Intel Products
Isn't software a part of the product?Is this a bug in Intel hardware or processor design?
No. This is not a bug or a flaw in Intel products. These new exploits leverage data about the proper operation of processing techniques common to modern computing platforms, potentially compromising security even though a system is operating exactly as it is designed to. Based on the analysis to date, many types of computing devices — with many different vendors’ processors and operating systems — are susceptible to these exploits.
Windows update say's I'm fully up to date. Yeah, I knew what SA 00086 was for, just posting info on my checks. Might have confused things mentioning it though, like you say not relevant for AMD systems. I still trying to sort this all out in my head, so far all I'm getting is a head ache.
I think that in the case of AMD based on what little they have said so far they are pretty much covered by the Microsoft patch, I also have an AMD Phenom II rig but with an AMD chipset not my main one though, last bios was years ago, actually I've never updated it, if it ain't broke.... I'm not going to worry about it.
Ok for me the power shell commands show
BTI Hardware Preset :False
BTI Windows Support Present :True
BTI Windows Support Enabled :False
BTI Disabled By No Hardware Support :True
Can I take that to mean I'm safe because its not used, no hardware present?
And same for KVA?
KVA Shadow Pci Enabled : false
At first glance I thought I was venerable, but taking a closer look I think I'm fine, assuming I interpreted what each true false line actually means?
That's as I'm reading it. Hopefully someone will come up with a better and easy to understand method of checking, well I can dream....