You can install the intel-microcode package. AMD processors have a similar 
amd-microcode package.

https://packages.debian.org/intel-microcode

It looks like the updated microcode with the latest fixes is currently in 
Debian testing so I guess you could grab it from there directly and install 
manually if required.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=886806

> On 17 Jan 2018, at 21:09, Didier Kryn <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Le 17/01/2018 à 13:59, vmlinux a écrit :
>> 
>> On January 16, 2018 6:50:32 PM CST, KatolaZ <[email protected]> wrote:
>> [Snip]
>> 
>> ::
>> ::The only affected component is the kernel. Patch exist for jessie,
>> ::AFAWN, there is no way to
>> ::effectively patch Spectre.
>> 
>> I haven't had time to actually read up on it, however, isn't there a micro 
>> code mitigation available from Intel? I'm assuming this is some sort of cpu 
>> firmware update but not sure you can flash a cpu :/ so...
>> 
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/7pe2ew/intel_spectre_microcode_update/.compact
>> 
>     Still reading (subjects only) the mailing list of Linux on Dell 
> Poweredge, it seems they provide a means do download and install a new 
> microcode. Dunno how to do the same core-i7 of my laptop...
> 
>         Didier
> 
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