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>ME "disabling" by HAP is not a cure https://mobile.twitter.com/rootkovska/status/938458875522666497 https://mobile.twitter.com/rootkovska/status/9384588755226

• slipstream- 9y ago
  That bug described requires modifying the ME firmware image, which Boot Guard prevents...
  • mjg59 9y ago
    Boot Guard is implemented by the ME, in part of the code that still runs in HAP mode. But, crucially, the buffer overflow described there occurs before Boot Guard runs.
    • slipstream- 9y ago
      Huh. I assumed Boot Guard was a thing that happened in the IntelME bootrom. I guess I'm too used to similar things in game consoles.