BIOS, Intel® Management (ME) Firmware and Driver update program (BIOS:V2.00L23, V2.11L22/ME Firmware:V11.8.70.3626/ME Driver:V1932.12.0.1298) CF-SZ6R series

Category Application and Utility,BIOS/EC/Firmware
Model CF-SZ6R (mk2) : Asia-model
CF-SZ6R******
Operating System Windows 10 Pro
Language MUI,English
Release Date 3/31/20
File Name BIOS_SZ6_V200L23.exe 8,594,864 bytes
BIOS_SZ6_V211L23.exe 5,762,256 bytes
Kabylake_BIOS_ME_UpdateProcedure_v5_eng.pdf 131,449 bytes
me_driver_11_8_70_3626.exe 126,636,824 bytes
MeDriverUpdateProcedure_v4_eng.pdf 158,761 bytes
Index No 77035

File Description

This software is intended to update the BIOS, Intel® Management (ME) Firmware and Driver of the target model.

The version after applying this software is as follows.
- BIOS* 2020/03/31 Updated
  vPro model : V2.00L23
  non-vPro model : V2.11L23
- ME Firmware : V11.8.70.3626* 2020/03/31 Updated
- ME Driver : V1932.12.0.1298* 2020/03/31 Updated
(Dynamic Application Loader Host Interface:1.34.2019.0714)

Reason for Update

We released the counter measure modules for the following vulnerabilities.
  1. Side Channel Analysis(Intel-SA-00088)
  2. Cumulative vulnerabilities of IntelR ME Firmware(Intel-SA-00086)
  3. Vulnerability of WPA2(Intel-SA00101)
  4. Q2 2018 Speculative Execution Side Channel Update (INTEL-SA-00115)
  5. Intel Q1'18 Intel® Active Management Technology 9.x/10.x/11.x Security Review Cumulative Update (INTEL-SA-00112)
     » Intel site * 2018/07/10 Added
  6. Intel® Converged Security Management Engine (Intel® CSME) 11.x issue (INTEL-SA-00118)
     » Intel site * 2018/07/10 Added
  7. Q3 2018 Speculative Execution Side Channel Update (INTEL-SA-00161)
  8. Intel® firmware vulnerability
    INTEL-SA-00125, INTEL-SA-00131, INTEL-SA-00141, INTEL-SA-00185
    * 2019/03/13 Added
  9. Intel® firmware vulnerability
    INTEL-SA-00233, INTEL-SA-00213, INTEL-SA-00191  * 2019/06/25 Added
  10. Intel® Hardware/firmware vulnerability
    INTEL-SA-00164, INTEL-SA-00219, INTEL-SA-00220, INTEL-SA-00240, INTEL-SA-00241, INTEL-SA-00254, INTEL-SA-00289  * 2020/03/31 Added

Notes

  • After firmware update, the power consumption during system off will increase.
    This limitation is fixed by the updating firmware of embedded controller.
    Please confirm the following "Referential Document:".
  • Please Update firmware at first, then update driver.
  • In procedure, there could be some modules which will be available soon.

* Please read the update instructions carefully, before using the update program.

Revision History

- Mar 31, 2020 :
Revised the BIOS and Intel® ME Firmware update program and update procedure.
Added the Intel® ME Driver update program and update procedure.
- Jun 25, 2019 :
Revised the BIOS and Intel® ME Firmware update program and update procedure.
- Mar 13, 2019 :
Revised the BIOS and Intel® ME Firmware update program and update procedure.
- Jul 10, 2018 :
Revised the BIOS and Intel® ME Firmware update program and update procedure.
- Mar 09, 2018 :
Released the first edition.