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So the OS just doesn't do it automatically?
by megous 4y ago
So the OS just doesn't do it automatically?
- skozharinov 4y agoIt does. Windows ships them as part of security updates, Linux distributions can use fwupd.
- mjg59 4y agoAs noted in the other comment, Linux (if running fwupd) and Windows support doing it automatically, but the files are made public so other operating systems and distributions can also implement that.
- megous 4y agoI find it hard to square with: "In this blogpost we present the first public analysis of this UEFI bootkit, which is capable of running on even fully-up-to-date Windows 11 systems with UEFI Secure Boot enabled."
- mjg59 4y agoMicrosoft has not yet chosen to revoke the vulnerable bootloader