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Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth

Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.

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Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process. Defenders across the world face the burden of responding to yet another botched code-execution vulnerability, this time in boot-time firmware used by most of the world’s server vendors and data centers.

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