fubarx@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoCode-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Eartharstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up1455arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
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minus-squarenightwatch_admin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoYes, actual BIOSes have no network access. They had other issues though, like enough space to embed hidden persistent malware, writable from Windows.
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoNah, PXE predates UEFI by like 20 years, it’s been a pretty normal feature since the late 80s.
minus-squarenightwatch_admin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours agoiirc you cannot modify a bios in a pxe context, but I might be mistaken.
Yes, actual BIOSes have no network access. They had other issues though, like enough space to embed hidden persistent malware, writable from Windows.
Nah, PXE predates UEFI by like 20 years, it’s been a pretty normal feature since the late 80s.
iirc you cannot modify a bios in a pxe context, but I might be mistaken.