Chewy@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoJust about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attackarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkJust about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attackarstechnica.comChewy@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareIthorian [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoSo if I have my computer set that it needs a sudo password for most changes am I good?
minus-square_edge@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoYes, that’s my understanding. A normal user cannot do this. (And of course, an attacker shouldn’t not control a local user in the first place.) Physical access is also a risk, but physical access trumps everything.
So if I have my computer set that it needs a sudo password for most changes am I good?
Yes, that’s my understanding. A normal user cannot do this. (And of course, an attacker shouldn’t not control a local user in the first place.)
Physical access is also a risk, but physical access trumps everything.