Microsoft is distributing a new microcode fix for Spectre vulnerability

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The new patch, marked KB4090007, adds firmware coverage to Intel's Skylake H/S/U/Y and U23e series processors running Windows 10 version 1709 ... In a nutshell, branch target injection wipes the intended memory address of a indirect branch, forcing the CPU to retrieve the true address which takes ...

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