Intel tells customers to stop deploying buggy Spectre/Meltdown patch, as it resulted in “higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behavior”
More problems from the massive processor vulnerability — Intel has a patching problem.
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Discussion
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@patricknorton
Patrick Norton
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From @Intel: “We recommend that OEMs, cloud service providers, system manufacturers, software vendors and end users stop deployment of current versions, as they may introduce higher than expected reboots and other unpredictable system behavior.” http://newsroom.intel.com/...
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@azuresupport
Azure Support
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Azure mitigations announced on 1/3/18 are unaffected by Intel's update http://newsroom.intel.com/.... No additional maintenance is planned for this issue.
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@reneritchie
Rene Ritchie
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This does not affect Apple because Apple's #Spectre mitigations to date haven't used Intel microcode but have focused on @WebKit/Safari. (And it turns out not rushing microcode was prudent in this case. Ugh.) http://newsroom.intel.com/...
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@gossithedog
Kevin Beaumont
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Good job there was a 6 month embargo to develop quality fixes.. https://twitter.com/...