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Re: PC vendors scramble as Intel announces vulnerability in firmware [Updated]

From	owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc, comp.sys.intel
Subject	Re: PC vendors scramble as Intel announces vulnerability in firmware [Updated]
Date	2017-11-23 02:55 +0000
Organization	O.W.L.
Message-ID	<x9a0b82l3.p@rooftop.invalid> (permalink)
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In comp.os.linux.advocacy Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> wrote:
> On 11/22/17 6:04 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

>> 
>> *** Host Computer Information ***
>> Name: localhost.localdomain
>> Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
>> Model: Latitude E6420
>> Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz
>> OS Version: PCLinuxOS 2017 PCLinuxOS (4.13.14-pclos1)
>> 
>> *** Intel(R) ME Information ***
>> Engine: Intel(R) Management Engine
>> Version: 7.1.13.1088
>> SVN: 0
>> 
>> *** Risk Assessment ***
>> Based on the analysis performed by this tool: This system is not vulnerable.
>> 
>> For more information refer to the SA-00086 Detection Tool Guide or the
>> Intel security advisory Intel-SA-00086 at the following link:
>> <https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00086&languageid=en-fr>
>> 
>>           ==================================
>>       bliss
>> 
> 
> Dell has a list of it's computers that are at risk an it is quite long.
> 
> http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln308237/dell-client-statement-on-intel-me-txe-advisory--intel-sa-00086-?lang=en
> 
> I guess Lenovo also has one online.

According to the Intel advisory, among the Core line, only gen 6,7,8
are affected.  So no need to run the detection tool on the 2620M above,
as it's a gen 2.   Likewise, mine's a 2760QM, so I'm not going to bother.

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