Tom’s Hardware said the code would “undoubtedly” be scrutinised by nefarious actors and security researchers for potential backdoors and vulnerabilities.
The publication discovered a 6GB file containing tools and code for building and optimising BIOS/UEFI images for the platform on 4chan and Github.Among the core functions of a BIOS/UEFI is establishing connections to security subsystems like the Trusted Platform Module.
But Intel said it does not believe the leak exposes any new security vulnerabilities as it does not rely on “obfuscation of information” as a security measure. Nonetheless, Intel said it would reach out to customers and the security research community to keep them informed of the development.Intel provides code to motherboard vendors and original equipment manufacturers to build firmware for Intel’s platforms.
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