Called Acer support, gave serial number and was told by answering system that my computer was out of warranty and then was forwarded to a fee based technical support. The fee based technical support said my computer was out of warranty and that they did not have patch and could not help me. In all honesty, I had to explain the issue to the tech support a couple times. So not sure they are even that aware of the issue. I was kind of amazed. They suggested I go back to the manufacturer or try to get help from a local tech. Well I already tried the manufacturer route. They are the ones who forwared me to their official fee based technical support. And what are the odds a local tech can help me with something neither the manufacturer or their official fee based support can provide. So feel like this is just going in circles.
Maybe I read the cybersecurity threat report incorrectly. But, my impression is that this is a huge threat to many many private and business computers. I would think addressing this would be an extremely high priority for every major computer manufacturer. If Acer customers fall victom to this vulnerability, you can be sure that it will hurt customer loyalty and trust in their product line.