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Intel Releases Security Advisory on Lazy FP State Restore Vulnerability

Intel has released recommendations to address a vulnerability - dubbed Lazy FP state restore - affecting Intel Core-based microprocessors. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain access to sensitive information.
Threat ID:
CC-2487
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
14 June 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Intel has released recommendations to address a vulnerability - dubbed Lazy FP state restore - affecting Intel Core-based microprocessors. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain access to sensitive information.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Core

  • Intel Core-based microprocessors

Threat details

Threat updates

Date Update
17 Jul 2018

Microsoft's latest update release includes patches to address Lazy FP vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Server. Users and administrators should update their affected systems immediately.

Remediation advice

Users and administrators are encouraged to review Intel's Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00145, apply the necessary mitigations, and refer to software vendors for appropriate patches, when available.

Remediation steps

Type Step

Update  

Microsoft's latest update release includes patches to address Lazy FP vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Server. Users and administrators should update their affected systems immediately.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:45 pm