Security News

Microsoft uses AI to find flaws in GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox bootloaders
2025-03-31 19:56

Microsoft used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders. [...]

Windows 11 quick machine recovery: Restoring devices with boot issues
2025-03-31 09:41

Microsoft has rolled out quick machine recovery, a new Windows feature aimed at preventing prolonged widespread outages like the one caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update in July 2024. The goal of...

Microsoft tests new Windows 11 tool to remotely fix boot crashes
2025-03-30 16:06

Microsoft has begun testing a new Windows 11 tool called Quick Machine Recovery, which is designed to remotely deploy fixes for buggy drivers and configurations that prevent the operating system...

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...