edk ii

Boot firmware that writes or reads pointers from untrusted non‑volatile variables is a high‑risk pattern — CVE‑2021‑28216 is a classic example: an EDK II (TianoCore) implementation reads the BootPerformanceTable pointer from an NVRAM variable during PEI (Pre‑EFI Initialization), and multiple...

Microsoft’s brief public attestation that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is accurate — but it is not a categorical statement that Azure Linux is the only Microsoft product that could possibly include the vulnerable EDK II Network Package; it...

Microsoft’s statement that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” should be read as a product‑level attestation — not a definitive assertion that no other Microsoft product includes the same EDK II Network Package; Microsoft has explicitly said it...

Microsoft’s new guidance for Secure Boot key creation and management sharpens the playbook OEMs and ODMs must follow to keep Windows devices secure at scale, and it arrives with concrete, time-sensitive actions: recommended key types and sizes, explicit lifecycle controls, and an urgent rolling...