Don't you need root access for those? They're awful bugs, yes, but being able to... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

geofft on July 5, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: ThinkPwn: System Management Mode arbitrary code ex...

Don't you need root access for those? They're awful bugs, yes, but being able to semi-permanently brick a laptop from privileged userspace isn't super surprising. If you can reflash the firmware without the firmware checking signatures on updates, you're done.

yuhong on July 5, 2016 [–]

It is trivial for any malware to do though, without even needing a kernel driver. I can see ransomware trying for example.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact