> Who said they improve security? We don't know what they are. And I doubt > they will patch a backdoor at this moment, specially when you don't know > what the hell they have in your hardware. So my guess is that it's more > likely their microcode is inserting a backdoor instead of patching it
Are there some sort of release notes for these patches? 2013/9/13 Jordon Bedwell <[email protected]> > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 9:03 PM, adrelanos <[email protected]> wrote: > > Microcode. (I guess if the vulnerability can not be fixed with some kind > > of firmware upgrade and is used in the wild, that would be a reason to > > get it replaced for free or being required to buy a new one.) > > I'm not a lawyer but even I know a vendor like Intel or AMD cannot > "require" you to buy a new processor as long as it's under warranty, > and security/performance issues do count as a warranty issue... they > do microcode updates now to avoid having to recall because of that > type of situation not to mention the numerous other benefits such as > fast shipping and other stuff. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/cam5xqnzeqg4-8qcyxrybwjanqrumpevsxtlges3mrhxjwt5...@mail.gmail.com > > -- GPG: http://is.gd/droope <http://is.gd/signature_>
