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octoberfranklintoday at 3:03 AM1 replyview on HN

It certainly is a vulnerability, because SMM is a higher privilege level than root.

(The fact that there is such a thing as a higher privilege level than root is what annoys people).


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codedokodetoday at 11:27 AM

"Vulnerability" has a negative meaning, so let's name it in a positive way, like "jailbreak", "liberation" or something.