UEFIs booting Windows and Linux devices can be hacked by malicious logo images.

Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack::UEFIs booting Windows and Linux devices can be hacked by malicious logo images.

  • XenGi@lemmy.chaos.berlinEnglish
    79·
    11 months ago

    There are more OS’ on PC then Windows and Linux. So they should really just say PCs running UEFI. Any PC running a different firmware like core boot or libreboot is not affected. Apple devices are not vulnerable because they don’t use UEFI. Apple doesn’t do the U(nified) bit and built their own EFI.

    • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      11 months ago

      different firmware like core boot or libreboot

      What’s the market share of these? Are they even relevant?