Microsoft Releases May Firmware Update for Surface Laptop Go 3

TapTechNews May 20th news, Microsoft has released the May firmware update for the Surface Laptop Go 3 notebook computer, which is applicable to devices running Windows 10 22H2 and newer versions of the system.

It addresses potential security vulnerabilities related to Intel Security Bulletins INTEL-SA-00923, INTEL-SA-00929, and INTEL-SA-00950.

Fixes the pre-boot (PXE) security vulnerability.

Fixes the problem of flickering or screen flashing when the device is connected to the Surface Dock 2.

Improves the device's connection to Wi-Fi and resolves the problem of Bluetooth pairing when the device is in standby mode.

Addresses security vulnerabilities related to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to protect the device from potential threats.

TapTechNews attaches the following three potential security vulnerability contents:

Intel-SA-00923: Some Intel SPS firmware versions may have a problem of uncontrolled resource consumption, and authorized users may conduct denial-of-service attacks through network access.

Intel-SA-00929: There is a race condition vulnerability in the BIOS firmware of some Intel processors, and authorized users may escalate privileges through local access.

Intel-SA-00950: Some Intel processor instruction sequences may cause unexpected behavior, and authenticated users may escalate privileges, leak information, or launch denial-of-service attacks through local access.

This version update includes the following components:

Surface Dock 2 Extension 6.16.8.0 firmware update

Intel AX201 network card driver 23.30.0.6

Intel Bluetooth driver 23.30.0.3

Intel Management Engine Interface 2334.5.1.0

Intel iCLS Client 1.70.101.0

For reference, the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 notebook was pre-sold in China last October 10th, equipped with the Core i5-1235U processor and a 12.4-inch 3:2 aspect ratio PixelSense touch screen, starting from 6388 yuan.