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Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel and AMD Patch 70 Vulnerabilities


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Intel and AMD have released comprehensive security updates for May 2026 Patch Tuesday, collectively addressing 70 vulnerabilities across their product lines. Intel's most critical fix patches a buffer overflow in their Data Center Graphics Driver for VMware ESXi with a severity score of 9.3, while AMD's critical flaw involves their Device Metrics Exporter which improperly exposes network access, potentially allowing remote attackers to modify GPU configurations. The updates cover a wide range of products including drivers, firmware, processors, and software tools, with successful exploitation potentially leading to privilege escalation, code execution, and denial of service attacks.
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