ASRock reaction to Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities

[beard55]

Does anyone know if ASRock has stated what investigation or mitigation they are planning to help address the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities? There's one thread on the ASRock forum, but it's pretty much just asking this question and has some speculation on what ASRock might do. OS vendors have been pretty quick but it seems ASRock has been silent on this.

It's my understanding that Intel is working with MB manufacturers such as ASRock to provide Bios and/or chipset driver updates to help mitigate the vulnerabilities. Asus has acknowledged the issue and are starting to deploy Bios updates, but nothing from ASRock. I've logged a question with their tech support, but no response yet. I'll share whatever response I get back.

Thanks, Bob

 

[xezs.xezs]

You wrote: "Why ASROCK? ASROCK is not a chip maker."

Asrock does provide Microcode updates. Just like all the other mainboard manufacturers.

That's why you should admit you were wrong.

@xezs.zezs, YoAndy is quite correct. MB manufacturers need to (and do) incorporate the Intel provided microcode into their MB bios. Intel does not provide microcode to end users, nor do end users have the capabilities to change bios code or microcode. Other MB manufacturers (e.g., MSI, Asus, Gigabyte) have issued bios updates, even ASRock has provided updates for their newer boards, but not the Z170 based boards (yet). You might try using Google to do a bit of digging on your own.

I'm telling the same. But YoAndy said Asrock should not do anything. I reflected to that statement.

And that's correct ASROCK is actually not doing anything, they only build the motherboard, because even their BIOS are made by Phoenix and American Megatrends companies, Asrock is getting the information and the software straight from Intel and then passing it to their costumers.. So if you want the update first hand, you follow the chip Makers Intel or AMD because they are the ones making the software and coming up with the news and the updates.
Like this link here provided by intel on December 27 with each motherboard manufacturer included on their update https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025619/software.html

At the very least they have to put the updated firmwares onto their website so technically they need to do something

 

[YoAndy]

Well, that's correct, I guess that's doing something.