The code that drives the decoder is the CPU’s microcode, and it lives in ROM that’s normally inaccessible. But microcode patches have been deployed in the past to fix up CPU hardware bugs ...

AMD has confirmed an unpatched “processor vulnerability” that may require CISOs to isolate their systems or even air gap them ...

Asus mentioned an AMD microcode flaw in recent patch notes The flaw was not yet publicized by the processor manufacturer AMD has since confirmed the news AMD has seemingly confirmed the existence of a ...

The vulnerability was first noticed by Tavis Ormandy, a security researcher at Google's Project Zero. Ormandy spotted a ...

Answers on a postcard to what 'Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability' might mean AMD has confirmed at least some of ...

When homebrewing a CPU, one has to deal with microcode. Microcode is the low-level nuts and bolts of how, precisely, a CPU executes instructions (like opcodes) and performs functions such as ...

AMD has confirmed the presence of a processor vulnerability that leaked out before AMD's partners could issue official ...

The 0x114 microcode, introduced as part of a broader ... updates as Intel works to reestablish confidence in its desktop CPU offerings.

These random test generators create microcode test sequences ... We see that the call with the greatest overall impact on CPU time is in the op_gen.sv file at line 4308. This call executes quickly; ...

Intel releases these updates periodically. These microcode data files correct processor behavior as documented in the respective processor specification guidelines. While the regular approach to ...