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Because tech vendors have turned to over-the-air updates – the idea is to not give their customers any excuses for not keeping firmware current – Eclypsium’s discovery of a chain of four vulnerabilities in the BIOSConnect feature within Dell Client BI… Continue reading Dell BIOSConnect Flaws Show Over-the-Air Risks
The manufacturers have issued BIOS updates to address the issues, but researchers warn DMA attacks are likely possible against a range of laptops and desktops. Continue reading Dell, HP Memory-Access Bugs Open Attacker Path to Kernel Privileges
Many Windows drivers permit malware to access anything, subverting controls that separate user space from the kernel.
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AMD notified users about new available Spectre CPU firmware and Windows 10 patches. Continue reading AMD Rolls Out Spectre Fixes
The CPU crisis continues. After Windows and Ubuntu patches for the Meltdown and Spectre flaws caused problems for some users, Intel is now investigating reports that its CPU firmware updates are triggering system crashes and reboots. “We have rec… Continue reading Intel Investigating Reboots Caused by CPU Firmware Patches
Some computer manufacturers have started releasing patches for eight serious vulnerabilities in Intel processors or they have outlined firmware update plans for vulnerable models. Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Lenovo, Panasonic… Continue reading Dangerous Intel Chip Flaw Patches Becoming Available