FreeBSD Security Advisory - From time to time Intel releases new CPU microcode to address functional issues and security vulnerabilities. Such a release is also known as a Micro Code Update (MCU), and is a component of a broader Intel Platform Update (IPU). FreeBSD distributes CPU microcode via the devcpu-data port and package.
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