Six New U-Boot Flaws Could Let Malicious Images Crash Devices or Run Code at Boot

Researchers at firmware security firm Binarly have found six new flaws in U-Boot, the small program that starts up hardware as varied as home routers, smart cameras, and the management chips inside data-center servers. Four of…
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