According to Eclypsium, the flaw affects more than 257 Gigabyte-made motherboards that the company sold to consumers over the past several years — concerned consumers can check to see whether their hardware is on the list here [PDF]. Among the affected ones include Gigabyte’s latest Z790 and X670 models, in addition to a long list of legacy boards going back to AMD’s 400 series machines.
Given that the vulnerability is at the BIOS level, there is very little that the average user can do to safeguard themselves from threat actors. However, Eclypsium has shared a few tips with users explaining how to stay safe from any potential issue caused by this vulnerability. To begin with, the company recommends disabling a feature called “APP Center Download & Install” within the motherboard’s BIOS, as well as applying a password to it. This prevents the BIOS from executing an automated firmware update check without user intervention.
Following these developments, Gigabyte acknowledged the issue via a press release. In fact, the company has also started rolling out beta versions of its BIOS that patch the errant code for good. The latest Intel 700 series/600 series and AMD 500/400 series boards from Gigabyte are the first to get the updated firmware. In addition, Gigabyte has also indicated that a BIOS update for motherboards for the Intel 500/400 and AMD 600 series is on the cards and will be released later in the day.
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