Intel issued patches for a high-severity flaw in its processor diagnostic tool as well as a fix for a medium-severity vulnerability in its data center SSD lineup. Intel has patched a high-severity ...

Intel has warned of a serious security vulnerability in its Processor Diagnostic Tool software which allows for privilege escalation, denial of service (DoS), and information disclosure attacks.

The diagnostic checks for brand identification, verifies the processor operating frequency, tests specific processor features and performs a stress test on the processor. The diagnostic can be ...

According to Intel, IPDT version 4.1.2.24 and below suffer from "improper access control" that can be exploited by an authenticated local user to escalate privileges, leak information or cause a ...