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Critical Intel Flaws Fixed in Active Management Technology

Two critical flaws in Intel AMT, which could enable privilege escalation, were patched along with 20 other bugs in its June security update. Intel also fixed flaws in the BIOS firmware for some Intel Processors, which may enable escalation of privilege or denial of service (DoS) A high-severity privilege escalation flaw was also fixed in Intel s Solid State Drive (SSD) products, which allow information disclosure. The June update also includes fixes for bugs that could enable side channel attacks to siphon data from impacted systems.

Source: https://threatpost.com/critical-intel-flaws-fixed-in-active-management-technology/156458/

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