@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 4 months ago‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infectionswww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down136cross-posted to: [email protected]hackingpcgamingamdpcmasterracehardware[email protected]
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minus-squareBlackLaZoRlinkfedilink28•4 months ago it may be possible for an attacker with ring 0 access to modify the configuration of System Management Mode (SMM) even when SMM Lock is enabled. If attacker has a ring 0 access he can already screw you up any way he wants
minus-squareViklinkfedilinkEnglish9•4 months agothat’s all well and good, I was just responding to someone who wanted the list of affected products
minus-squareWHYAREWEALLCAPSlinkfedilink5•4 months agoIt only mentions ring 0 access in your link, ergo they responded to your post because it was the most appropriate. At least that’s how I see it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months agoTrue. This does allow for persistent recurring infection post clean and cold boot. Interesting flaw to keep an eye on.
If attacker has a ring 0 access he can already screw you up any way he wants
that’s all well and good, I was just responding to someone who wanted the list of affected products
It only mentions ring 0 access in your link, ergo they responded to your post because it was the most appropriate. At least that’s how I see it.
The link includes ‘CVE-2023-31315’
True. This does allow for persistent recurring infection post clean and cold boot.
Interesting flaw to keep an eye on.