An Update about Intel s Recent CVE Announcement

Intel has disclosed two Processors Data Leakage security vulnerabilities (Vector Register Sampling and L1D Eviction Sampling) that may allow unintended information disclosure for users of multi-tenant cloud environments. DigitalOcean is working with Intel to obtain updated microcode to mitigate the impact of these vulnerabilities. Once received, their engineering team will test and roll out the updated microcode across their fleet.