Administrator Guide

e. Intel-SA-00271:
i. CVE-2019-11139
BIOS 3.41.0.9-15
New Features and bug fixes:
1. Fix for known Intel-SA-00233 Microarchitectural Data Sampling Vulnerabilities.
2. Fixed Missing SPF port 1 information with ethtool.
BIOS 3.41.0.9-14
New Features and bug fixes:
1. Support for changing BIOS password from Linux
2. Fix for infrequent garbled DMI table outputs
BIOS 3.41.0.9-13
New Features and bug fixes:
1. DIAGS in BIOS enabled
2. Add i350 network legacy PXE support.
3. Fix system boot from backup BIOS after enabling PCIe PHY test mode.
4. Grayed-out the subitems of Driver Health in BIOS Setup
BIOS 3.41.0.9-12
New Features and bug fixes:
1. Option ROM dispatch policy:
● Restore if failure -> Disabled
● Primary Video Ignore -> Disabled
● Device class option ROM dispatch policy (slot number 1, slot number 4 and so forth). All removed except for mass
storage controller.
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2. PCI subsystem settings:
● SR-IOV support -> Enabled
3. CSM configuration:
● Boot option filter -> UEFI and legacy
● Option ROM execution:
○ Network -> UEFI
○ Storage - > Legacy
○ Video - > Legacy
○ Other -> UEFI
4. Intel Ethernet connection 722 (All four)
● NIC configuration -> Wake on LAN - > Disable
5. Platform configuration:
● PCH configuration -> Azalia -> Disabled
6. IIO configuration:
● Socket0 configuration -> IOUO, IOu1 -> x8x8
7. Server management:
● Operating system watchdog timer -> Disabled
NOTE: Turn this on based on specific OS needs.
Table 2. BIOS 3.41.0.9-12 settings changes
New in this release 7