The latest research by antivirus firm ESET has uncovered the vulnerability that affects millions of laptop users worldwide. new according to ESET BIOS vulnerabilityallows attackers to disable security mechanisms and install malware on systems.
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BIOS vulnerability threat for Lenovo users
Lenovo laptop The new vulnerability affecting the models of the system has left millions of users around the world, including Turkey, in danger. Lenovo computers Security threat affecting via UEFIIt can even prevent the operating system from running.
According to the report by ESET UEFI threats It can be highly confidential. The threat executed at the beginning of the boot process of the operating system; has the potential to bypass almost any security measure.
CVE-2021-3970, CVE-2021-3971 and CVE-2021-3972 It was stated that the security vulnerabilities with the code only affect Lenovo laptops for now.
Capable of taking control of the device by infecting the computer’s UEFI BIOS malwareIt is also unaffected by reinstalling the OS or replacing the hard drive.
While millions of users are potentially at risk, Gartner analyst Peter Firstbrook said exploiting Lenovo vulnerabilities is very complex. This confusion has resulted in the risk still remaining at a fundamental level.
According to security reports How to avoid security vulnerabilities affecting the BIOS The only way is to update the firmware. Lenovo stated that it is aware of the danger and will bring a UEFI update to laptop models as soon as possible.
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