Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 11:13:53 +0100 From: Pierre.Beyssac@hsc.fr (Pierre Beyssac) To: cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca (Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group) Cc: security-officer@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Updating microcode on the fly Message-ID: <19971113111353.YC28927@mars.hsc.fr> In-Reply-To: <199711121550.HAA06579@cwsys.cwsent.com>; from Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group on Nov 12, 1997 07:49:50 -0800 References: <199711121550.HAA06579@cwsys.cwsent.com>
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According to Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group: > ========== ftp://ftp.sco.com/SLS/ptf3343.ltr ================= > > Dear SCO Customer, > > The enclosed Support Level Supplement (SLS) PTF3343, the Intel Pentium Pro > and Pentium II Microcode Driver, provides Intel P6 microcode fixes. Apparently, this is an unrelated microcode fix for the P6. It probably won't fix the illegal instruction bug which, according to Intel, occurs only on the P5 : http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium/ppiie/index.htm This erratum does not affect the PentiumŪ Pro processor or the PentiumŪ II Processor. [ Note their cute statement that "all the user has to do is reboot the system". They're apparently not aware about multiuser systems or remote administration. ] And the famed BSDI patch is apparently not available yet: $ lynx ftp://ftp.bsdi.com/bsdi/patches/patches-3.1/M310-hangfix $ more M310-hangfix The M310-hangfix beta patch is unavailable at the moment. We'll keep everyone posted. In conclusion it seems that for the moment nobody has a fix: not SCO, not BSDI, and probably not even Intel. -- Pierre.Beyssac@hsc.fr
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