Security News > 2023 > November > Intel Patches Widespread Processor Vulnerability

Intel has published a fix for a potential vulnerability that affected some Intel processors.

On Nov. 14, Intel addressed the potential flaw in a variety of processors.

Intel was aware of the possible bug earlier this year.

Intel had been aware of this bug previously to the Google researchers' work on it and was moving the bug through Intel's standardized Intel Platform Update process.

Intel had scheduled a fix for March, ArsTechnica found, but the Google team's discovery of the possible escalation of privileges made it a higher priority.

An Intel statement provided to TechRepublic by email said, "At the request of customers, including OEMs and CSPs, this process typically includes a validation, integration and deployment window after Intel deems the patch meets production quality, and helps ensure that mitigations are available to all customers on all supported Intel platforms when the issue is publicly disclosed."

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