Assesses a system for the "speculative execution" vulnerabilities described in: CVE-2017-5715 (branch target injection) CVE-2017-5753 (bounds check bypass) CVE-2017-5754 (rogue data cache load)
WARNING: Ensure that "Prefer 32-bit" is not checked in the build options. Requires elevated permissions Mitigiation requires:
- Set the registry value indicating the antivirus/security product is compatible with the Windows update
- Install the Windows operating system update (part of the January 2018 Security Monthly Quality Rollup)
- Enable the registry settings
- Update the hardware/firmware
- On virtual platforms, the hypervisor must be updated (or for Hyper-V, it may be reconfigured)