Teguar’s Response to Spectre and Meltdown
Teguar Computers is aware that the recent computer security issues uncovered with the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities affect many of our products sold. These vulnerabilities are inherent with several Intel, AMD, and ARM CPUs. Bios and firmware changes are being made for current Teguar Computer hardware orders in process to negate any issues from Spectre or Meltdown. If you have further questions please contact support@teguar.com
The first step that our customers can take to mitigate these issues are the security patches released by Microsoft. If automatic update is running on your PCs, then you do not need to take any action and you most likely already have the patch. Here are direct links to the patches that you can download to ensure you are protected.
Direct Links to Security Patches
OS Security Update | Operating System Installed |
---|---|
KB4056892 | Windows 10 – Version 1709 |
KB4056891 | Windows 10 – Version 1703 |
KB4056890 | Windows 10 – Version 1607 |
KB4056888 | Windows 10 – Version 1511 |
KB4056893 | Windows 10 – IOT LTSB |
KB4056898 | Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Embedded |
KB4056895 | Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Embedded |
KB4056897 | Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, and POSReady 7 |
KB4056894 | Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, and POSReady 7 |
KB4056568 | Internet Explorer 11 Update |
If you are unsure of the exact version of OS installed, you can try to install all patches (starting at the top) as the patch will not run if it is not meant for your OS. You can also open up the start menu and type “winver” and press enter. This will display your OS version.
Teguar will also be implementing BIOS level microcode patches as they become available from Intel and are validated on our hardware. These patches will be included on new product shipments. Below is a list of our computers that may be affected:
Affected CPUs
Intel® Processor | Code name | Teguar Model Names |
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Intel® 3rd Generation Processor | Ivy Bridge | TX-30XX |
Intel® 4th Generation Processor | Haswell | TX-30XX |
Intel® 5th Generation Processor | Broadwell | TX-31XX |
Intel® 6th Generation Processor | Skylake | TX-50XX |
Intel® 7th Generation Processor | Kaby Lake | TX-51XX |
Intel® Atom® Processor | Cedarview | TX-1210, TX-16XX, TX-20XX |
Intel® Atom® Processor | Valley View, platform Bay Trail | TX-40XX |
Intel® Atom® Processor | Cherrytrail, platform Braswell | TX-43XX |
Solutions for previously sold products very by product line, please contact support@teguar.com for your specific product recommended solution and a timeline of when it will be available.
For more information please go to Microsoft Security Advisory ADV180002 | Guidance to protect against the speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities
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