{"id":805,"date":"2025-01-14T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ami2025dev.wpenginepowered.com\/ami-and-microsoft-announce-patch-for-systems-deployed-with-uefi-test-keys\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:21:09","slug":"ami-and-microsoft-announce-patch-for-systems-deployed-with-uefi-test-keys","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.ami.com\/resource\/ami-and-microsoft-announce-patch-for-systems-deployed-with-uefi-test-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"AMI and Microsoft Announce Patch for Systems Deployed with UEFI Test Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[JANUARY 14, 2025]<\/p>\n<p>To assist in securing AMI\u2019s OEM\/ODM partner systems and their customers who have deployed those systems, AMI and Microsoft have released an open-source patch for platforms running AMI\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ami.com\/aptio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aptio\u00ae V UEFI BIOS Firmware<\/a> on Windows\u00ae that were produced and put into service with a test version of the Platform Key (PK).<\/p>\n<p>This patch should serve as mitigation to <a href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2024-8105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CVE-2024-8105<\/a>, also referred to as \u201cPKFail\u201d. The mitigation is licensed and distributed as open source, with no guarantee or support from Microsoft, AMI or other affiliates. 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