Re:XZ backdoor: "It's RCE, not auth bypass, and gated/unrepl...
by timschmidt on Saturday March 30, 2024 @07:27PM
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Short answer: anything it wants.
IME has privileged access to the MMU(s), all system memory, and even out-of-band access to the network adapter such the the OS cannot inspect network traffic originating with or destined for the IME.
IME has privileged access to the MMU(s), all system memory, and even out-of-band access to the network adapter such the the OS cannot inspect network traffic originating with or destined for the IME.