My understanding was that a CPU microcode update is stored in non-volatile memory on the motherboard and is loaded by the BIOS or UEFI into volatile memory on the CPU during boot. And because the ...

microcode: Attempting late microcode loading - it is dangerous and taints the kernel. microcode: You should switch to early loading, if possible. microcode: updated to revision 0x421, date = ...

OpenBSD is expanding its support by finally being able to apply AMD CPU microcode updates. It was reported that this comes with the latest code, which supports the update with new abilities. OpenBSD ...

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Google researchers recently published proof-of-concept code demonstrating the ability to create malicious microcode patches on AMD processors from Zen 1 through Zen 4. This vulnerability would allow ...

Most CPUs on the market in recent years have adopted an implementation method called the microprogram method, and updates can be applied by rewriting the microcode when a security defect is found. CPU ...

Motherboard makers are starting to dish out BIOS updates based on new microcode from Intel to address stability issues affecting a wide range of 14th Gen and 13th Gen Core processor models. ASUS and ...

Microsoft said today that it would take Intel CPU microcode updates meant to fix the Spectre v2 vulnerability and ship these updates to users via a Windows update package. The announcement is a change ...

Intel has recently released a new fix for the CPU voltage issues that have been plaguing some of its processors. This update aims to address concerns related to voltage regulation and stability, which ...

Just like in this issue, I seem to be having trouble with the microcode check on Ubuntu 18.04 (though I’m not using Digital Ocean, but rather another hosting service). | Processor microcode update │ │ ...