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MS KB2962824: Update Rollup of Revoked Non-Compliant UEFI Modules
The remote host is missing Microsoft KB2962824, an update that revokes the digital signatures of four third-party Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI modules. This update prevents the modules from being loaded on systems where UEFI Secure Boot is enabled. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...
MS KB2871690: Update to Revoke Non-compliant UEFI Modules
The remote host is missing Microsoft KB2871690, an update that revokes the digital signatures of nine third-party UEFI modules. This update prevents the modules from being loaded on systems where UEFI Secure Boot is enabled. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description...
FixMeStick's first to supports Windows 8 with Secure Boot ON
Windows 8 PCs contain a new technology called Secure Boot that only boots devices that have been verified by Microsoft. Also Microsoft's own Offline Defender won't boot on Windows 8 PCs with Secure Boot on. Neither will Norton's Bootable Recovery Tool. We asked the guys at FixMeStick how their...
FixMeStick's first to supports Windows 8 with Secure Boot ON
Windows 8 PCs contain a new technology called Secure Boot that only boots devices that have been verified by Microsoft. Also Microsoft's own Offline Defender won't boot on Windows 8 PCs with Secure Boot on. Neither will Norton's Bootable Recovery Tool. We asked the guys at FixMeStick how their...
HP ElitePad 900 Protection bypass
It's possible to bypass secure boot protection...
[security bulletin] HPSBHF02865 SSRT101158 rev.1 - HP ElitePad 900, Secure Boot Configuration Inconsistency
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Note: the current version of the following document is available here: https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/ docDisplay?docId=emrna-c03727435 SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN Document ID: c03727435 Version: 1 HPSBHF02865...
Design/Logic Flaw
HP ElitePad 900 PCs with BIOS F.0x before F.01 Update 1.0.0.8 do not enable the Secure Boot feature, which allows local users to bypass intended BIOS restrictions and boot unintended operating systems via unspecified vectors...
CVE-2012-5218
HP ElitePad 900 PCs with BIOS F.0x before F.01 Update 1.0.0.8 do not enable the Secure Boot feature, which allows local users to bypass intended BIOS restrictions and boot unintended operating systems via unspecified vectors...
CVE-2012-5218
HP ElitePad 900 PCs with BIOS F.0x before F.01 Update 1.0.0.8 do not enable the Secure Boot feature, which allows local users to bypass intended BIOS restrictions and boot unintended operating systems via unspecified vectors...
CVE-2012-5218
The CVE-2012-5218 case involves HP ElitePad 900 laptops/tablets with BIOS F.0x prior to F.01 Update 1.0.0.8. The root cause is that Secure Boot was not enabled, allowing local attackers to bypass BIOS restrictions and boot unauthorized operating systems via unspecified vectors. Documented impact ...
HPSBHF02865 SSRT101158 rev.2 - HP ElitePad 900, Secure Boot Configuration Inconsistency
Potential Security Impact Secure Boot configuration inconsistency VULNERABILITY SUMMARY A potential vulnerability has been identified with certain HP ElitePad tablet PCs. The secure boot feature of the BIOS may not be enabled, allowing alternate operating systems to be booted in contradiction wit...
Fedora 18 : kernel-3.6.5-2.fc18 (2012-17413)
Linux v3.6.5, latest upstream stable release with fixes across the tree. Fixes CVE-2012-4565 and CVE-2012-4508. Updates kernel module signing to match the upstream kernel, and updates the UEFI secure boot patch set. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block...
Bug Hunters have Windows 8 Zeroday Exploit
French security researcher firm and famous bug hunters at Vupen announced that it had already developed an exploit that could take over a Window 8 machine running Internet Explorer 10, in spite of the many significant security upgrades Microsoft built into the latest version of its operating...
VUPEN Researchers Say They Have Zero-Day Windows 8 Exploit
Controversial bug hunters and exploit sellers VUPEN claimed to have cracked the low-level security enhancements featured in Windows 8, Microsoft’s latest operating system. VUPEN CEO and head of research Chaouki Bekrar sent out a pair of ominous Tweets yesterday claiming to have developed the firs...
NO BOOT FOR YOU ! Will Windows 8 Kill Live CDs and USBs?
In January 2012, Microsoft confirmed to PC manufacturers that they must enable Secure Boot by default on PCs to be "Certified for Windows 8". The purpose of Secure Boot is to put an end to computer viruses that sneak between the hardware and the operating system. These viruses, also known as...
Checkpoint Abra - Multiple Vulnerabilities
Check Point Abra Vulnerabilities Author: Belov V., Komarov A. Group-IB, http://group-ib.ru Vendor: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd Product web page: http://rus.checkpoint.com/products/abra/index.html; http://www.checkpoint.com/products/go/ Platforms: Windows XP, Vista, 7 32 bit Summary: Che...
Linux Foundation Says UEFI Doesn't Have to Prevent Other OS Installations
The Linux Foundation has released a document outlining ways in which the UEFI secure boot specification can be used to support the installation of Linux and other open operating systems on UEFI-enabled hardware. As long as hardware vendors set up their systems in the proper way, UEFI should be no...
Microsoft Defends Secure Boot in Windows 8
Microsoft officials are seeking to assuage concerns that its implementation of UEFI in Windows 8 will prevent users from loading non-Microsoft operating systems or applications on their machines. Despite concerns raised by security researchers and open-source advocates about vendor lock-in and...
Secure Boot in Windows 8 Worries Researchers
Windows 8, like Windows 7 and Vista before it, is being touted as the most secure version of Windows ever. In past releases, many of the security improvements have come through exploit mitigations such as ASLR and DEP and better software security practices during development. In Windows 8, howeve...
