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Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth
Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.
What the coverage shows
Ars Technica and Wired converge on the same core framing: a critical UEFI firmware flaw that allows code execution early in the boot process. Wired alone foregrounds the scale of exposure by saying the firmware is used by most server vendors and data centers, while Ars Technica is more specific about EDK2 as the affected component.
Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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