Intel has released an update for its vPro software after a flaw was identified by researchers [PDF file] from Poland's Invisible Things Lab.

"The implementation errors in Intel's TXT, or Trusted Execution Technology, mean the feature can't be counted on as advertised to protect sensitive files and prevent systems from booting operating systems that have been tampered with," writes The Register's Dan Goodin. "The vulnerability affects the Q35, GM45, PM45 Express, Q45, and Q43 Express chipsets."

"The researchers brought the defects to the attention of Intel officials in late September and agreed to withhold publication of their findings until the chipmaker was able to patch the vulnerability," Goodin writes.

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