Vulnerable firmware for Gigabyte motherboards could allow bootkit installation

UEFI firmware running on 100+ Gigabyte motherboard models is affected by memory corruption vulnerabilities that may allow attackers to install persistent and difficult-to-detect bootkits (i.e., malware designed to infect the computer’s boot process). “While AMI (the original firmware supplier) has indicated that these vulnerabilities were previously addressed, they have resurfaced in Gigabyte [OEM firmware builds] and are now being publicly disclosed,” Carnegie Mellon University’s CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has warned on Friday. The Gigabyte UEFI … More → The post Vulnerable firmware for Gigabyte motherboards could allow bootkit installation appeared first on Help Net Security.
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