Intel just patched a critical flaw in its CPUs

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Intel has just patched a critical vulnerability in its vPro processors, and worryingly this flaw has existed for no less than seven years.

To be precise, the problem is an escalation of privilege vulnerability in Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Standard Manageability (ISM), and Intel Small Business Technology firmware – a bug which could be leveraged by an attacker to gain full control over a computer, then install malware or take other nefarious actions.

The average user needn’t worry about this, as it doesn’t affect Intel’s CPUs aimed at consumers, but business users with PCs or servers running vPro processors

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