“Bootkitty” is likely a proof-of-concept, but may portend working UEFI malware for Linux.

“Whether a proof of concept or not, Bootkitty marks an interesting move forward in the UEFI threat landscape, breaking the belief about modern UEFI bootkits being Windows-exclusive threats,” ESET researchers wrote. “Even though the current version from VirusTotal does not, at the moment, represent a real threat to the majority of Linux systems, it emphasizes the necessity of being prepared for potential future threats.”

  • 0x0@programming.devEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    I meant BIOS is way more limited in scope than UEFI and that’s a good thing.

    Although since the limitation was most likely due to hardware of the day, i don’t know how would a modern BIOS look like.