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Re:Exploiting System Management Mode with a very long interrupt by octoberfranklin on Monday August 10, 2026 @11:03PM (#49252885)
It certainly is a vulnerability, because SMM is a higher privilege level than root.

(The fact that there is such a thing as a higher privilege level than root is what annoys people).

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Re:Exploiting System Management Mode with a very long interrupt by codedokode on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @07:27AM (#49256511)
"Vulnerability" has a negative meaning, so let's name it in a positive way, like "jailbreak", "liberation" or something.
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Re:Exploiting System Management Mode with a very long interrupt by surajrmal on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @11:44AM (#49260121)
Murder has a negative meaning. Let's name it "neutralization" or "sending to a higher place".

Giving it a new name doesn't mean the original name is less correct. Vulnerability is a relative definition. It's a vulnerability in the context of the chipmakers security model but not necessarily yours. It could be a hidden feature in your world.

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