Microsoft (MSFT) said it had received complaints from AMD customers that their machines stopped loading the Start menu or taskbar after installing Windows operating system security updates. “To prevent AMD customers from getting into an unbootable state, Microsoft will temporarily pause sending the following Windows operating system updates to devices with impacted AMD processors at this time,” Microsoft said in its statement. Meltdown is one of the two original transient execution CPU vulnerabilities (the other being Spectre). Late last night, Microsoft issued out-of-band updates that address Meltdown and Spectre, two security flaws said to be affecting almost all CPUs released since 1995.
These vulnerabilities are the result of a serious design flaw in the affected chips, and the discovery of this issue has led to a forced redesign of Windows, Mac, and Linux operating system software to mitigate the vulnerability and prevent attackers from. Last week the stock rose nearly 20% as investors speculated AMD could wrest market share from Intel, whose chips are exposed to risks from possible Meltdown and Spectre attacks. What is Meltdown/Spectre Meltdown and Spectre are recently-discovered vulnerabilities found in Intel, AMD, Apple, and ARM processor chips.
MICROSOFT SPECTRE MELTDOWN UPDATE
Microsoft said in a support blog that it was working with AMD to resolve the issues and would resume Windows operating system software updates to affected AMD devices via its Windows Update process as soon as possible.ĪMD shares dipped 1.3% in pre-market U.S.
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