12-05-2017, 01:58 AM
The Intel-SA-00086 Detection Tool is only available for Windows and Linux. No OS X version.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27150
So, if you have Windows installed on a Mac, you could run it, but OS X users are SOL.
Intel has a list of affected processor types (also on Wikipedia)
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/...tware.html
The problem affects on Macs:
- Intel Core - 6th, 7th and 8th generation (6xxx-8xxx) (= Skylake and Kaby Lake i3, i5, i7)
- Intel Xeon - some models (some Mac Pros)
The list doesn't mention Core, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo or Core M processors, so older MacBooks, older MacBook Pros, and newer MacBooks, except for the mid-2017 i5/i7 MacBooks should be OK.
(Unless of course they have problems which just haven't been disclosed.)
So my 2010 Core2Duo MacBook Pro should be OK.
Per:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/15/get-cpu-i...-mac-os-x/
You can find your exact Intel processor via Terminal with this command:
Mine came back as:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27150
So, if you have Windows installed on a Mac, you could run it, but OS X users are SOL.
Intel has a list of affected processor types (also on Wikipedia)
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/...tware.html
The problem affects on Macs:
- Intel Core - 6th, 7th and 8th generation (6xxx-8xxx) (= Skylake and Kaby Lake i3, i5, i7)
- Intel Xeon - some models (some Mac Pros)
The list doesn't mention Core, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo or Core M processors, so older MacBooks, older MacBook Pros, and newer MacBooks, except for the mid-2017 i5/i7 MacBooks should be OK.
(Unless of course they have problems which just haven't been disclosed.)
So my 2010 Core2Duo MacBook Pro should be OK.
Per:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/15/get-cpu-i...-mac-os-x/
You can find your exact Intel processor via Terminal with this command:
sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string
Mine came back as:
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz