UEFIs booting Windows and Linux devices can be hacked by malicious logo images.
  • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    This is worse than many, since it persists across reinstalls and even potentially drive swaps, and fools systems such as secure boot.

    • wmassingham@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      If it’s only on the ESP, it won’t persist across reinstalls, and definitely not drive swaps.

      But I do see mentions of attacking via firmware capsule. If that works, then yes, that will persist.

      • Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        ESP is usually not cleared on a reinstall unless somebody takes the extra step to do so. Since each OS has its own directory within the ESP their installers don’t push it. I was mostly referring to modification in firmware though.