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I ran both tools and my results are quite the opposite of yours:
The way I understand it, the Intel SA-00086 Tool doesn't check whether or not one is vulnerable to Spectre And Meltdown. In your case, if you check OK (green light) for both according to the Spectre & Meltdown CPU checker, that means you have already updated (flashed) your BIOS/UEFI, which is not the case for me. I am still waiting for an update to that regard from HP support site.
Hi,
Agreed but isn't it odd that @dencal is still vulnerable for IME which dates from last November whereas the new BIOS\UEFI is up to date for Spectre and Meltdown ?In your case, if you check OK (green light) for both according to the Spectre & Meltdown CPU checker, that means you have already updated (flashed) your BIOS/UEFI, which is not the case for me. I am still waiting for an update to that regard from HP support site.
I mean the flash update should also contain the MEI update, no ?
Cheers,
Also agreed and I think your reasoning stands. I definitely think that any BIOS/UEFI firmware update should also fix the Intel Management Engine. I am as confused as you are and I cannot wait to see what is going to come out from MS's next Security Update. Maybe (and I hope) they will find a patch (firmware) to fix the issue for some PCs. The problem is whatever the fix they come up with, it will have a performance hit on some PCs, more so specially on the ones with old CPUs. :)
Hi,
Yes but it then should also be available from the OEM website either as a bios/efi flash or as an Intel ME flash IMHO.
I just checked with my OEM and flashes for cpu microcode will be available for three of my machines starting from cw 05. Good to know.
MS has already done what it is supposed to do. That part is safe now. But it's the hardware that still requires patching for the majority of us endusers.I am as confused as you are and I cannot wait to see what is going to come out from MS's next Security Update.
Cheers,