'Intel has scaled back its plans to produce microcode updates for some of its older processors to address the "Spectre variant 2" attack. Core 2 processors are no longer scheduled to receive updates, and, while some first generation Core products have microcode updates available already, others have had their update cancelled.'

-- source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/04/intel-drops-plans-to-develop-spectre...

Cheers, Peter