Demystifying CPU Microcode: Vulnerabilities, Updates, and
![Demystifying CPU Microcode: Vulnerabilities, Updates, and](https://eclypsium.com/wp-content/uploads/feature_image_demystify.jpg)
Attacks against low-level CPU architecture popped up on most tech people’s radar after the introduction of the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities were made public. Since then there have been several more vulnerabilities affecting both Intel and AMD CPUs in the same category of speculative execution bugs. The goal of this article is to provide a […]
Paul Asadoorian, Author at Security Boulevard
![](https://community.ipfire.org/uploads/default/original/2X/1/18965a1a96a06e34922d17022822247f54a8a5dc.png)
Project Beema - Building the cheapest possible new x86-64 hardware appliance for IPFire - Hardware - IPFire Community
![](https://fastercapital.com/i/Hardware--Demystifying-Computer-Hardware--Understanding-the-Basics--Introduction-to-Computer-Hardware.webp)
Central Processing Unit - FasterCapital
![](https://winraid.level1techs.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9512a0a8dced1459302004a3596f1f01452506bf.jpeg)
GUIDE] AMI INTEL CPU Microcode Update Guide - CPU Microcodes - Win-Raid Forum
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIpP_HvdWeE/UcnzyR8rxwI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/q0xYBmAXcO4/s1600/VM-Microcode.jpg)
VMware Front Experience: FAQ: CPU microcode updates and VMware ESXi
![](https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/chp%3A10.1007%2F978-1-4842-7939-7_5/MediaObjects/511850_1_En_5_Fig21_HTML.png)
Hybrid Firmware Architecture
![](https://community.ipfire.org/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9f83735027c85624410694e314e50cb2a63b16a1.png)
Project Beema - Building the cheapest possible new x86-64 hardware appliance for IPFire - Hardware - IPFire Community
![](https://www.techpowerup.com/img/RBimZH0cnoRcOVvu.jpg)
Intel Releases CPU Microcode Updates For MDS Vulnerabilities Unearthed on May 14
![](https://ubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/885a/Zenbleed_blog_2.png)
Zenbleed vulnerability fix for Ubuntu
![](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/74feadfe-64fb-ba4f-4f80-69a038d4dac7.jpg)
KB4457951: Windows guidance to protect against speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities - Microsoft Support
![](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0167404820301814-gr3.jpg)
From virtualization security issues to cloud protection opportunities: An in-depth analysis of system virtualization models - ScienceDirect
![](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/sfo17-304demystifyingrotfinallc-171207105514/85/demystifying-security-root-of-trust-approaches-for-iotembedded-sfo17304-8-320.jpg?cb=1668402244)
Demystifying Security Root of Trust Approaches for IoT/Embedded - SFO17-304
![](https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/chp%3A10.1007%2F978-1-4842-2896-8_3/MediaObjects/430190_1_En_3_Fig9_HTML.png)
Base Platform Security Hardware Building Blocks
![](https://winraid.level1techs.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d7a66988b83efd654755f1132b429bd8faa0ec4f.jpeg)
GUIDE] AMI INTEL CPU Microcode Update Guide - CPU Microcodes - Win-Raid Forum