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New UEFI Flaw and Security Updates Impacting Motherboard and Gaming Security

Originally Published 25 days ago — by BleepingComputer

A new UEFI firmware vulnerability affects motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock, allowing DMA attacks that bypass early-boot protections, potentially enabling malicious code execution before the OS loads. Riot Games' Valorant is impacted, as the vulnerability can prevent the game from launching due to security measures. Users are advised to update firmware and security systems to mitigate risks.

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Major Motherboard Flaw Exposes Early-Boot Security Risks and Cheating Vulnerabilities

Originally Published 25 days ago — by The Hacker News

A new UEFI firmware vulnerability affects motherboards from ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI, allowing early-boot DMA attacks due to a failure to properly enable IOMMU protections during startup. This flaw could let attackers access or modify system memory before the OS loads, emphasizing the importance of applying firmware updates to mitigate the risk.

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