Security News

Microsoft fixes bug causing Windows Server 2025 boot errors
2025-02-14 11:18

​Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing "boot device inaccessible" errors during startup on some Windows Server 2025 systems using iSCSI. [...]

Zyxel warns of bad signature update causing firewall boot loops
2025-01-24 20:39

Zyxel is warning that a bad security signature update is causing critical errors for USG FLEX or ATP Series firewalls, including putting the device into a boot loop. [...]

Palo Alto Firewalls Found Vulnerable to Secure Boot Bypass and Firmware Exploits
2025-01-23 15:13

An exhaustive evaluation of three firewall models from Palo Alto Networks has uncovered a host of known security flaws impacting the devices' firmware as well as misconfigured security features....

Microsoft fixes Windows Server 2022 bug breaking device boot
2025-01-20 17:29

Microsoft has fixed a bug that was causing some Windows Server 2022 systems with two or more NUMA nodes to fail to start up. [...]

New UEFI Secure Boot flaw exposes systems to bootkits, patch now
2025-01-16 15:05

A new UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-7344 that affects a Microsoft-signed application could be exploited to deploy bootkits even if Secure Boot protection is active. [...]

New UEFI Secure Boot Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Load Malicious Bootkits
2025-01-16 11:23

Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems. The vulnerability,...

New UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability discovered (CVE-2024-7344)
2025-01-16 10:00

ESET researchers have identified a vulnerability (CVE-2024-7344) impacting most UEFI-based systems, which allows attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot. The issue was found in a UEFI application...

Microsoft plans to boot security vendors out of the Windows kernel
2024-11-19 18:43

Microsoft has announced the Windows Resiliency Initiative, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the prolonged worldwide IT outage caused by a buggy CrowdStrike update that took down millions of Windows...

PKfail Secure Boot bypass remains a significant risk two months later
2024-09-17 13:32

Roughly nine percent of tested firmware images use non-production cryptographic keys that are publicly known or leaked in data breaches, leaving many Secure Boot devices vulnerable to UEFI bootkit...

Microsoft shares temp fix for Linux boot issues on dual-boot systems
2024-08-23 18:02

Microsoft shared a workaround for Linux boot issues triggered by August security updates on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled [...]