motherboard
New UEFI flaw enables pre-boot attacks on motherboards from Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, ASRock
The UEFI firmware implementation in some motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock is vulnerable to direct memory access (DMA) attacks that can bypass early-boot memory protections. The security issue has received multiple identifiers (CVE-2025-11901, CVE-2025‑14302, CVE-2025-14303, and CVE-2025-14304) due to differences in vendor implementations DMA is a hardware feature that allows devices such as graphics […]
Gigabyte motherboards vulnerable to UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot
Dozens of Gigabyte motherboard models run on UEFI firmware vulnerable to security issues that allow planting bootkit malware that is invisible to the operating system and can survive reinstalls. The vulnerabilities could allow attackers with local or remote admin permissions to execute arbitrary code in System Management Mode (SMM), an environment isolated from the operating […]
ASUS DriverHub flaw let malicious sites run commands with admin rights
The ASUS DriverHub driver management utility was vulnerable to a critical remote code execution flaw that allowed malicious sites to execute commands on devices with the software installed. The flaw was discovered by an independent cybersecurity researcher from New Zealand named Paul (aka “MrBruh“), who found that the software had poor validation of commands sent […]
ASUS releases fix for AMI bug that lets hackers brick servers
ASUS has released security updates to address CVE-2024-54085, a maximum severity flaw that could allow attackers to hijack and potentially brick servers. The flaw impacts American Megatrends International’s MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software, used by over a dozen server hardware vendors, including HPE, ASUS, and ASRock. The CVE-2024-54085 flaw is remotely exploitable, potentially leading to malware […]
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master X Motherboard Review
Gigabyte’s updated Z790 Aorus Master X ($550) is a definite (though iterative) improvement over the original. You get Wi-Fi 7, 10GbE, EZ Latches all around, 14 USB ports on the rear IO, and some of the fastest memory support for the platform. But $550, it’s not cheap, and the price increase (for all new boards) […]