On 13/02/2020 08.30, Marcus Meissner wrote:
Hi,
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 08:29:53PM -0800, PGNet Dev wrote:
This security update
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00052.html
addresses
...
on an old, but otherwise functional, laptop,
cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep -i "model name" model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz
...
a check with
spectre-meltdown-checker.sh --version Spectre and Meltdown mitigation detection tool v0.43
returns
...
and
cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/mds Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
what additional mitigation, &/or specific microcode update is required to complete the mitigations?
A newer processor. :/
Sadly, Intel does not provide updated microcode for older processors.
Doesn't the Linux kernel include other mitigations besides Intel provided microcode? If only new processors are covered by them, we are doomed. :-( -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.1 x86_64 at Telcontar)