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linux - Spectre/Meltdown - update microcode

I am trying to manually update the microcode for the Intel i5-2410M.



Dell XPS 15z 2011 - Intel i5-2410M (Sandy bridge).



Ubuntu 18.04 (Debian) | Gnome | Grub2 | Systemd



I have installed some pre-packaged microcode from the Ubuntu repository, but I don't know if any of it applies to me:



apt install intel-microcode





dmsg | grep microcode



[ 0.000000] microcode: microcode updated early to revision 0x2d,
date = 2018-02-07




[ 1.259590] microcode: sig=0x206a7, pf=0x10, revision=0x2d



[ 1.259643] microcode: Microcode Update Driver: v2.2.




Note that the date is February 7, 2018.
Intel has a later release for the i5-2410M, April 25th 2018.





https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27776/Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-File?product=52224






CVE-2018-3640 [rogue system register read] aka 'Variant 3a'




  • CPU microcode mitigates the vulnerability: NO





STATUS: VULNERABLE (an up-to-date CPU microcode is needed to mitigate this vulnerability)



How to fix: The microcode of your CPU needs to be upgraded to mitigate this vulnerability. This is usually done at boot time by your kernel (the upgrade is not persistent across reboots which is why it's done at each boot). If you're using a distro, make sure you are up to date, as microcode updates are usually shipped alongside with the distro kernel. Availability of a microcode update for you CPU model depends on your CPU vendor. You can usually find out online if a microcode update is available for your CPU by searching for your CPUID (indicated in the Hardware Check section). The microcode update is enough, there is no additional OS, kernel or software change needed.




CVE-2018-3639 [speculative store bypass] aka 'Variant 4'





  • Mitigated according to the /sys interface: NO (Vulnerable)


  • Kernel supports speculation store bypass: YES (found in /proc/self/status)





STATUS: VULNERABLE (Your CPU doesn't support SSBD)



How to fix: Your kernel is recent enough to use the CPU microcode features for mitigation, but your CPU microcode doesn't actually provide the necessary features for the kernel to use. The microcode of your CPU hence needs to be upgraded. This is usually done at boot time by your kernel (the upgrade is not persistent across reboots which is why it's done at each boot). If you're using a distro, make sure you are up to date, as microcode updates are usually shipped alongside with the distro kernel. Availability of a microcode update for you CPU model depends on your CPU vendor. You can usually find out online if a microcode update is available for your CPU by searching for your CPUID (indicated in the Hardware Check section).







» grep . /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/*



/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown:Mitigation: PTI



/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spec_store_bypass:Vulnerable




/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v1:Mitigation: __user pointer sanitization



/sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v2:Mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB, IBRS_FW




Could someone please provide a breadcrumb for what I should researching, I am stuck pretty good right now. I appreciate your time.

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