Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware threatens most servers on planet Earth
Last year, a representative of the UEFI Forum called EDK2 the "preeminent solution / implementation of the UEFI specifications."
Last year, a representative of the UEFI Forum called EDK2 the "preeminent solution / implementation of the UEFI specifications."
Defenders across the world face the burden of responding to yet another botched code-execution vulnerability, this time in boot-time firmware used by most of the world’s server vendors and data centers. Ars Technica was first to report the story.
Key details
- Location
- United States · Americas
- Reported by
- Ars Technica
- First reported
- Key names
- UEFI Forum, UEFI, Earth, TianoCore EDK II
- Section
- Technology
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