Summary
Intel has released “Intel Processors MMIO Stale Data Advisory”. This security advisory states that potential security vulnerabilities exist in Memory Mapped I/O (MMIO) for some Intel processors which might allow information disclosure.
Improvements
Intel Platform Update (IPU) 2022.1 that is dated June 2022 contains fixes for security vulnerabilities including Memory-Mapped I/O (MMIO) Side-Channel Attack.
To help protect your Intel-based processor device, do the following:
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Intel recommends that users of the affected Intel processors update to Microcode Firmware Update IPU 2022.1 which addresses these issues. For more information, see INTEL-SA-00615.
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In addition to the Microcode Firmware Update IPU update from Intel, we also recommend that you follow the guidance in the following Windows articles:
How to get the update
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Release Channel |
Available |
Next Step |
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Windows Update and Microsoft Update |
No |
See the other options below. |
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Microsoft Update Catalog |
Yes |
To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. |
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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager |
No |
You can manually import these updates into Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. For WSUS instructions, see WSUS and the Catalog Site. For Configuration Manger instructions, see Import updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog. |
File information
The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables.
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File name |
File version |
Date |
Time |
File size |
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mcupdate_GenuineIntel.dll |
10.0.20348.1311 |
15-Nov-22 |
13:21 |
4,498,816 |
References
Intel Platform Update Process Overview
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