Bottom line: Chipmakers typically use microcode updates to fix bugs and improve CPU reliability. However, this low-level layer between hardware and machine code can also serve as a stealthy attack ...

The problem of excessive voltages in Raptor Lake processors of the Core i-13000 and i-14000 series is once again catching up with Intel. After several months of troubleshooting and numerous microcode ...

Intel has issued new firmware to further fix stability issues on 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors. The new update is said to have almost no performance impact. Back in August 2024, Intel confirmed ...

What just happened? A significant vulnerability, known as EntrySign, has been uncovered by Google security researchers, affecting all AMD Zen processors from Zen 1 to Zen 4. This flaw allows attackers ...

Opinion All malicious attacks on digital systems have one common aim: taking control. Mostly, that means getting a CPU somewhere to turn traitor, running code that silently steals or scrambles your ...

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 ...

When AMD finally issued patches for its critical microcode security hole on Monday, it said that the glitch 'could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization protection.' AMD on Monday issued ...

AMD has confirmed an unpatched “processor vulnerability” that may require CISOs to isolate their systems or even air gap them until there’s a fix. AMD has had to confirm the existence of a major ...

Intel and motherboard manufacturers have botched the presentation of the current desktop processor generation in many respects. Intel has now admitted just how badly in a statement. According to the ...

Intel’s much-anticipated 0x114 microcode patch has started rolling out to Z890 motherboards despite not being released officially, and the ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF is one of the first boards to see the ...

Abstract: Microcode update mechanism have been widely used in modern processors. Due to the implementation details are not public, researchers are prevented from gaining any sort of further ...