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Re:Damn Vulnerable UEFI by pixl97 on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @08:46AM (#41234920)
And when you don't have an OS because you need to update the flash first?
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Re:Damn Vulnerable UEFI by jasonjayr on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @09:14AM (#41235138)
The flash updater IS the OS.
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Re:Damn Vulnerable UEFI by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @08:45PM (#41241432)
You don't need to update the flash to boot an OS capable of updating the flash. The firmware it comes with can do that and if you've irrecoverably installed broken firmware then you've bricked your machine regardless.
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