Intel will leave more than 200 processors without patches for meltdown and specter

Intel initially confirmed that all processors vulnerable to Specter and Meltdown were to receive a security patch. So practically all of the company's processors would receive it. But it seems that the company has changed plans. Because not everyone will receive this part and they will not receive the updates. More than 200 are left out.

Intel will leave more than 200 processors without patches for Meltdown and Specter

A total of 10 processor families are going to be left without receiving these patches for the two vulnerabilities that so many problems and headlines have caused. In addition, families who are not going to receive these patches are already known.

Intel leaves 10 processor families unpatched

It is a total of 10 chip families, which have the status of Stopped. In total, more than 200 different processor models are grouped in the list. In addition, the company has explained the reasons why these processors are left without such patches. They claim to have carried out an in-depth analysis of the microarchitecture of each of these chips. They have finally decided not to update them.

There have generally been several reasons not to update them. Some reasons that according to the company itself are the following:

• They have a very limited support for software updates These processors are mostly in closed environments, which makes it difficult for them to be exposed to people or organizations that take advantage of vulnerabilities and even less remotely Features of their microarchitecture mean that they do not a practical implementation of solutions that give Specter a solution is possible.

The families of Intel processors that will not receive security patches are: Gulftown, Clarskfield, Jasper Forest, Harpertown Xeon C0 and E0, Penryn / QC, SoFIA 3GR, Wolfdale C0, M0, Wolfdale E0, R0, Wolfdale Xeon C0, Wolfdale Xeon E0, Yorkfield, and Yorkfield Xeon. Although you can check the full list at this link.

It is a change of great importance on the part of the company. A decision that is generating many comments, but it will be necessary to see if time proves them right or not. But it affects many processors, as you have seen.

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