PC vendors scramble to get patches ready after Intel issues a security alert about a vulnerability in its firmware

Intel has released a ‘detection tool’ for Windows and Linux platforms so that users on these platforms can check if their systems are affected. Intel stated that most of the vulnerabilities discovered needed physical access to the systems but one of the vulnerability allowed remote attacks along with administrator access. Intel has released a ‘detection tool’ on its support website for Windows and Linux platforms so that users on these platforms can check if their systems are affected by the vulnerabilities. This detection tool is meant for enterprises and businesses to do a ‘widespread check.’ The vulnerabilities are affecting the Intel Core 6th generation Skylake, 7th generation Kaby Lake, 8th generation Kaby Lake-R and Coffee Lake, Xeon Processor E3-1200 v5, and v6 family, Xeon Scalable family, Xeon W family, Atom C3000 family, Apollo Lake Atom E3900 series, Apollo Lake Pentium and Celeron N and J series, and other networked and embedded devices along with Internet of Things platforms.