UEFI Failing Archives

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PKfail: 800+ Major PC Models have Insecure ‘Secure Boot’

Richi Jennings | July 26, 2024 | Binarly, BIOS, BIOS update, Certificate and Key Management, hardware supply chain, key management, Key Management Problem, PKfail, Private Key Management, SB Blogwatch, secure boot, UEFI, UEFI Failing, UEFI firmware, UEFI vulnerabilities, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

Big BIOS bother: Hundreds of PC models from vendors such as HP, Lenovo, Dell, Intel, Acer and Gigabyte shipped with useless boot protection—using private keys that aren’t private ...

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Linux Vendors Squawk: PATCH NOW — CVSS 9.8 Bootkit Bug in shim.efi

Richi Jennings | February 8, 2024 | BIOS, CVE-2023-40547, Enterprise Linux and Open Source, Linux, open source, Open Source and Software Supply Chain Risks, open source code, Open Source Community, open source components, open source development, Open Source Ecosystem, SB Blogwatch, secure boot, shim, UEFI, UEFI Failing, UEFI vulnerabilities

Snow joke: A Microsoft researcher found it—and it’s somehow Microsoft’s fault ...

Security Boulevard

UEFI Failing: What to Know About LogoFAIL Attacks

Joao Correia | December 26, 2023 | LogoFAIL, LogoFAIL Attacks, Malware & Exploits, New vulnerability, UEFI Failing

Multiple UEFI vulnerabilities can lead to Linux, Windows, and Mac exploits LogoFAIL persists across operating system reinstallations It also extends the supply chain risks to the hardware itself Security researchers, known ...

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