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New Spectre attack variant can pry secrets from Intel's SGX protected enclaves

Sensitive data protected by Intel's Software Guard Extensions could be open to a new side-channel attack. Source

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Intel recently announced that they have completed their validations and started to release microcode for newer CPU platforms around Spectre Variant 2 (CVE 2017-5715 (“Branch Target Injection”)). This update includes microcode updates from Intel for the following CPUs:

Product Names (CPU) | Public Name | CPUID | Intel Microcode Update Revision | Microsoft Update Standalone Package Version

Skylake H/S | 6th Generation Intel Core Processor Family | 506E3 | 0xC2 | V1.001
Skylake U/Y & Skylake U23e | 6th Generation Intel Core m Processors | 406E3 | 0xC2 | V1.001


This update is a standalone update available through the Microsoft Update Catalog and targeted for Windows 10 version 1709 (Fall Creators Update)...

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=4090007
 
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