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title: "Major Intel Update: Timing of Fixes for Meltdown & Spectre"
description: Latest 2018 Intel update on CPU fix. Intel's latest timeline for meltdown fix. Intel CPU patches in production.
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# [Major Intel Update: Timing of Fixes for Meltdown & Spectre](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/major-intel-update-timing-of-fixes-for-meltdown-spectre)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Wed | Feb 28, 2018 | 9:55 PM Z

The Meltdown and Spectre CPU update fiasco seems to have settled down after some companies halted updates and Intel asked certain customers [to wait](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/intel-statement-meltdown-spectre) for another update.

Now Intel has issued a significant Meltdown and Spectre timeline update, featuring each chipset and the status of the patch, including which patches are still in production.

There is a lot of new information and timing here, so we wanted to share the complete update with you.

<https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/02/microcode-update-guidance.pdf>

By the way, we now know that Intel faces [dozens of lawsuits](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/intel-dozens-of-lawsuits-against-us-board-after-meltdown-spectre-cpu-vulnerabilities) around the CPU vulnerability, but we have not heard anything new about [Intel's CEO and his major stock sale](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/leaked-memo-on-spectre-meltdown-intel-warned-oems-of-problem-same-day-ceo-sold-his-stock) the same day the company told partners about the flaw.

[View full post](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/major-intel-update-timing-of-fixes-for-meltdown-spectre)

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