Lenovo Service Engine (LSE) BIOS Vulnerability

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Lenovo Service Engine (LSE) BIOS Vulnerability [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/08/12/Lenovo-Service-Engine-LSE-BIOS-Vulnerability ] 08/12/2015 
09:56 PM EDT 
Original release date: August 12, 2015

Certain Lenovo personal computers contain a vulnerability in LSE (a Lenovo BIOS feature). Exploitation of this 
vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Lenovo Security Advisories for notebooks  [ 
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lse_bios_notebook ]and desktops  [ 
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lse_bios_desktop ]and apply the necessary updates and mitigations.

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