PixieFail Bugs in UEFI Open Source Implementation Threaten Computers

A collection of security vulnerabilities found within the de facto open source implementation of the UEFI specification could expose systems to a range of threats, from remote code execution (RCE) and denial-of-service (DoS) to data leakage and DNS cache poisoning. The flaws – collectively referred to as PixieFail by researchers with French cybersecurity firm Quarkslab..

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