On Tue, May 09, 2017 at 04:29:25AM -0400, Greg Freemyer wrote:
I see nothing to suggest this doesn't impact Linux installs on the affected PCs.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-chip-vulnerability-lets-hackers-easily-re...
"But Embedi warned that any affected internet-facing device with open ports 16992 and 16993 are at risk. "Access to ports 16992/16993 are the only requirement to perform a successful attack," said the Embedi researchers."
The bug is pretty horrendous and gives remote attackers access to the remote console. If you have auto-login enabled it may give the attacker a nice logged in GUI.
This is actually the Intel Management Engine, which is totally out of control of the operating system. Yes, close those ports, disanble Intel ME in BIOS etc. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org