Firmware Vulnerability Impacts Multiple Intel CPU Generations – Critical UEFI Code Execution Flaw Discovered in CPUs from 14th Gen Raptor Lake to 6th Gen Skylake, No Protection from TPM

Firmware Vulnerability Impacts Multiple Intel CPU Generations – Critical UEFI Code Execution Flaw Discovered in CPUs from 14th Gen Raptor Lake to 6th Gen Skylake, No Protection from TPM

Cybersecurity firm Eclypsium has uncovered significant security vulnerabilities in the Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware used by various Intel CPU and motherboard vendors across different generations. These vulnerabilities, dubbed “UEFIcanhazbufferoverflow,” are due to an insecure call to the UEFI service “GetVariable,” which could lead to a stack buffer overflow and allow malicious code execution. This kind … Read more

Intel’s ‘Lunar Lake’ processor boasts groundbreaking power efficiency and AI performance, surpassing previous generations by over three times and enabling local AI processing.

Intel unveiled their latest processor, Lunar Lake, on May 20, 2024. This next-generation processor boasts an integrated CPU, GPU, and NPU, providing a significant boost in AI processing power compared to the Snapdragon X Elite. Intel’s Lunar Lake processors are expected to hit the market in the third quarter of 2024. Lunar Lake is equipped … Read more