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Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 31 points 1 year ago (4 children)

As its name suggests, LogoFAIL involves logos, specifically those of the hardware seller that are displayed on the device screen early in the boot process, while the UEFI is still running. Image parsers in UEFIs from all three major IBVs are riddled with roughly a dozen critical vulnerabilities that have gone unnoticed until now. By replacing the legitimate logo images with identical-looking ones that have been specially crafted to exploit these bugs, LogoFAIL makes it possible to execute malicious code at the most sensitive stage of the boot process, which is known as DXE, short for Driver Execution Environment.

So, does disabling the boot logo prevent the attack, or would it only make the attack obvious?

'Scripture is very clear': New House Speaker tells Congress God has 'ordained' them in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I believe that Scripture, the Bible is very clear that God is the one that raises up those in authority.

I'm not sure which would be worse: that he didn't think this claim through to its logical conclusion, or that he did and didn't see the problem.

That's unfortunate in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'll never understand this attitude that Europeans have towards Americans. I thought we were friends.

Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Where was the nuance in Proposition 8?