UEFIs booting Windows and Linux devices can be hacked by malicious logo images.
    • _edge@discuss.tchncs.de
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      7 months ago

      Yes, that's my understanding. A normal user cannot do this. (And of course, an attacker shouldn't not control a local user in the first place.)

      Physical access is also a risk, but physical access trumps everything.

    • fl42v@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      Unless they find another way to escalate privileges... A bug, a random binary with suid, etc