On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 11:42 PM, Adam Carter <adamcart...@gmail.com> wrote: > I notice that an update for sys-firmware/intel-microcode just come through > on ~amd64, does that address the ME issues? >
No. As a sidenote, microcode updates can only remove or patch out functionality. They can't modify functionality in complex ways. > http://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-weve-found-severe-bugs-in-secretive-management-engine-affecting-millions/ > Does anyone have more information on this? Has anything been published? I'm interested in exploiting my own computers so I can control the ME. > Or will my NUC need a firmware update? It is possible that this can't be fixed. Early versions of ME (at least) had secret Huffman decoding tables designed into the ASIC that were used to decompress the firmware. I am not sure if it is possible to change these. Cheers, R0b0t1
