[Fixed] Need help upgrading INTEL-SA-00082 being vulnerable.

[WASHED CORSA PEEK]

MB: MSI Z170A
Hello,
My System is due to the INTEL-SA-00082 Thing, but i dont know how to upgrade it.

Pic:
https://gyazo.com/f70a9b5a55ef3869f1e4cf211d09f482

(Basicly saying that my Pc is vulnerable to Intel(R) Management Engine Firmware but i cant find a download link)

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Yea, get a new Motherboard, simple as that. They not going to go patching those legacy boards.

wow

[Omega]

It's just a bug in the firmware.. OP just has to wait for a patch that is all. His mobo is only 2 years old. I highly doubt MSI will drop support for it for at least another year.

[SenMithrarin85]

I saw that for my asus prime b250 plus too. I had a bios update and something else called "meupdatetool" I updated the bios, but that tool refused to run.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well might be fixed, don't hold your breath. It's not up to Intel, it's up to Board Makers to then fix once this kind of info is presented as a fault.

But yea give it at least a couple weeks. Most tech makers take a break in Dec/Jan so I really wouldn't expect anything soon.

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

I saw that for my asus prime b250 plus too. I had a bios update and something else called "meupdatetool" I updated the bios, but that tool refused to run.

Well yes, it affects everyone running anything Intel that is using 6th, 7th, or 8th Gen
As well as others... it's all listed in Post#2 above via the official Intel Corp link

[SenMithrarin85]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

I saw that for my asus prime b250 plus too. I had a bios update and something else called "meupdatetool" I updated the bios, but that tool refused to run.

Well yes, it affects everyone running anything Intel that is using 6th, 7th, or 8th Gen
As well as others... it's all listed in Post#2 above via the official Intel Corp link

Like I said, the update tool they provided won't run. there's an "meupdate" and a "peupdate" meupdate says it can't open intel.io or something and the peupdate just fails. All I could do was update the bios and the Management engine driver.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Update tool from where/who?

Link it? All I see online is they offer a tool to detect if you have this vulnerability or not, Intel can't offer no update tool for your Motherboard. All updates have to come directly from the Board maker, such as via a BIOS update.

[Omega]

Like BM said. There is no update tool. There is only a tool that will tell you if you are affected or not.

Wait for the motherboard manufacturer to release a BIOS update that addresses this issue. It might take a month or two before they patch it on your board.

[SenMithrarin85]

this is the link for the download page since I can't link directly to the file:

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/PRIME-B250-PLUS/HelpDesk_Download/

it'll show up if you enter windows 10 x64 as the OS.

Its listed under bios.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

this is the link for the download page since I can't link directly to the file:

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/PRIME-B250-PLUS/HelpDesk_Download/

it'll show up if you enter windows 10 x64 as the OS.

Its listed under bios.

What ASUS is suggesting is users Update their Intel Intel® Management Engine software.

Just uninstall that and get latest Intel Chipset INF as far as that goes.
Intel ME should never be installed, you don't need it.

[SenMithrarin85]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Originally posted by SenMithrarin85:

this is the link for the download page since I can't link directly to the file:

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/PRIME-B250-PLUS/HelpDesk_Download/

it'll show up if you enter windows 10 x64 as the OS.

Its listed under bios.

What ASUS is suggesting is users Update their Intel Intel® Management Engine software.

Just uninstall that and get latest Intel Chipset INF as far as that goes.
Intel ME should never be installed, you don't need it.

shows up as a missing device in device manager if I don't.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Try Uninstall Intel Management Engine software via Control Panel > Programs and Features

Then run IObit Driver Booster

[Fluffy]

i just looked at this older thread and the intel me in question is FIRMWARE not software you cant just un-install it

http://www.zdnet.com/article/computer-vendors-start-disabling-intel-management-engine/
please read this... this vulnerability with the INTEL cpu and the motherboard that controls the interactions of the cpu

linux has already found a way to disable the security threat with any debian based os using a targeted firmware intel me disabler (only on linux)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine
furhter research here

this will be a massive network of firmware delivery and will take time intel dropped the ball on this one BUT the security risk is relatively low