Acer Answers Security & Vulnerabilities

Speculative Execution Side-Channel Vulnerabilities L1 Terminal Fault

CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, and CVE-2018-3646

We are aware of the recently discovered security vulnerabilities known as L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF). These industry-wide vulnerabilities impact many modern processors, and this class of vulnerability has the potential to improperly infer data values from multiple types of computing devices. We are working closely with our processor and Operating System suppliers to address the issues, and we will release the needed updates to reduce the risks.

Impact scope:

We are currently verifying microcode patches that will help mitigate the issue. You can click the Desktop or Notebook links below to see a list of impacted models. We will post update fixes below as they become available, so please check back often.

Resolution:

Perform the Microsoft recommended actions to mitigate L1TF variant.
Check the affected model list below and use the link provided to install the Microsoft hotfix or Acer BIOS update.

Note: Acer has only tested the Microsoft hotfix for Windows 10 Build 1803

Affected Acer Models

Model Name	Intel-SA-00161 solution (Update Micro code through hotfix/BIOS)
+ Notebook
A715-72G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
A717-72G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
A517-51GP (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
A517-51G (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
A517-71G (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
A517-51P (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
A517-51 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
A517-71 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-475G (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-476G (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-575G (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-576G (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-475 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-476 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-575 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-576 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-475TG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-575TG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-576TG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-475T (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-575T (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
E5-576T (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
EX2540	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
K40-10 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
K50-20 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
NP515-51 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SF314-54G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SF315-52G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SF313-51 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SF314-54 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SF315-52 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SF514-52T	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SF714-51T	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SF514-52TP	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
S40-10 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SP515-51GN(7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SP515-51N (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SW512-52	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SW713-51GN	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SW713-51GNP	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
SW512-52P	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
T7000	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP259-G2-M	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP259-G2-MG	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP648-G2-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP2410-G2-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP2510-G2-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP249-G2-MG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP249-G3-MG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP449-G2-MG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP449-G3-MG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP648-G2-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP648-G3-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP2410-G2-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP2510-G2-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP249-G2-M (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP249-G3-M (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP449-G2-M (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP449-G3-M (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP259-M	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP259-MG	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP2410-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP2510-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP249-MG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP449-MG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP2410-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP2510-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP249-M (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMP449-M (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX50-G1	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX50-G2	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX420-G2-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX520-G2-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX40-G3-MG (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX420-G2-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX520-G2-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX40-G3-M (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX40-G1 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX40-G2 (6th and 7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX420-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMTX520-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMX30-51-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMX3310-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMX3410-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMX40-51-MG (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMX30-51-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMX3310-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMX3410-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMX40-51-M (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMZ5-502MT-G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
TMZ5-502MT-U	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)

Model Name	Intel-SA-00161 solution (Update Micro code through hotfix/BIOS)
+ Desktop
Aspire C20-830	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire C22-760	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire C22-860	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire C22-865	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire C22-866	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire C24-760	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire C24-766	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire C24-860	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire C24-865	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire GX-781	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire GX-785	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire S24-880	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire T3-715	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire T3-715A	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire T3-780	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-760	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-780	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-780 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-780A	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-780A (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-830	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-860	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-865 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TC-885G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire TX-885 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire U27-880	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire U5-710	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire X3-780	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire X3-780 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire XC-780	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire XC-780 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire XC-830	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire XC-860	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire XC-865 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire XC-885 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire Z22-780	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire Z24-880	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire Z3-715	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Aspire Z3-715 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Extensa M2710	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Extensa X2710	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Founder Wenxiang A425_67	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Gateway DX4995	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Gateway DX4996	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Gateway SX2995	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Nitro GX50-600	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Nitro N50-600	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Nitro N50-600G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Packard Bell iMedia S2995	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Packard Bell iMedia S2995 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator AG3-710	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator AG3-710 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator AG6-710	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator G6-710	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator G6-710	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator G6-720	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator PO3-600	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator PO5-600	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Predator PO9-600	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Revo RN76	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Shangqi A4660_72	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton A425_67	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton A880_71	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton C650_74	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton EN76G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton ES2710G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton ES2710G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton ES2720G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton F4600G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton F6600G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M2640	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M2640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M2640G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M2710G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M4640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M4650G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M4650G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M4660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M6640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M6650G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M6650G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton M6660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton N4640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton N4640G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton N4660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton N6640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton N6640G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton N6660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton S2660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton S4660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton S6660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X2640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X2640G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X2660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X2710 (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X4640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X4650G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X4650G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X4660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X6640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X6650G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X6650G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton X6660G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton Z4640G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton Z4640G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton Z4820G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton Z4820G (7th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors)	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)
Veriton Z6820G	Install Hotfix (KB4346084)

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