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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Should I update my CPUs microcode?]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>burhen42 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I read through the ArchWiki&#039;s Security page <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security</a><br />and was led to believe I should update my CPU&#039;s microcode to protect against any vulnerabilities.</p><p>However, I read on Libreboot that microcode updates for some CPUs<br />may be a bad thing as they could introduce new security flaws.</p><p>What can anyone tell me about this?<br />Should I update my CPU&#039;s microcode or not?</p></blockquote></div><p>some does it but its before you libreboot it, as zapper said its a horrible idea, knowing that yours have libreboot on it already.</p>]]></content>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Should I update my CPUs microcode?]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>burhen42 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I read through the ArchWiki&#039;s Security page <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security</a><br />and was led to believe I should update my CPU&#039;s microcode to protect against any vulnerabilities.</p><p>However, I read on Libreboot that microcode updates for some CPUs<br />may be a bad thing as they could introduce new security flaws.</p><p>What can anyone tell me about this?<br />Should I update my CPU&#039;s microcode or not?</p></blockquote></div><p>If you are using coreboot, libreboot or have intel me neutered, do not do it especially... but in general its a horrible idea. It&#039;s like a black box type situation. let&#039;s just say that...</p><p>Aka, intel bios firmware upgrades are usually very proprietary...</p>]]></content>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Should I update my CPUs microcode?]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>I read through the ArchWiki&#039;s Security page <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security</a><br />and was led to believe I should update my CPU&#039;s microcode to protect against any vulnerabilities.</p><p>However, I read on Libreboot that microcode updates for some CPUs<br />may be a bad thing as they could introduce new security flaws.</p><p>What can anyone tell me about this?<br />Should I update my CPU&#039;s microcode or not?</p>]]></content>
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