ASUS to issue bunch of BIOS updates for Intel MDS vulnerabilities

ASUS sends out word that it will soon issue a bunch of BIOS updates that feature the new microcode update from Intel to offer protection against the Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities. Details on available can be found over here the first updates will be published in about a week. Do note that just like the previous microcode updates for Intel CPU vulnerabilities, these fixes lower performance.

ASUS is aware that a new sub-class of speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs, called Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS), also known as ZombieLoad, RIDL, and Fallout, may allow information disclosure.

For more information, please review the security updates posted by Intel below:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00233.html
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/mds.html

ASUS Solutions
Intel states that selected 8th and 9th Generation Intel® Core™ processors, as well as the 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family, are not vulnerable to MDS. If you are using one of these processors, no further action is necessary.

For other Intel processors, ASUS is working closely with Intel to provide a solution in a forthcoming BIOS update. We recommend owners of affected products update both the BIOS and operating system as soon as these mitigations are available. Please find our first-wave model list below and download the appropriate BIOS update from the ASUS Support website (https://www.asus.com/support/). More details, including affected systems, will be added to this document as they become available.