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Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack(arstechnica.com)

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It can outlast those too.

In many of these cases, however, it’s still possible to run a software tool freely available from the IBV or device vendor website that reflashes the firmware from the OS. To pass security checks, the tool installs the same cryptographically signed UEFI firmware already in use, with only the logo image, which doesn’t require a valid digital signature, changed.

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Bipta@kbin.social
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Boy do I love the future.

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Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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It’s reminiscent of boot sector viruses in the DOS days.

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