Indian Govt Warns of Critical Security Flaws in ASRock, Gigabyte, MSI Motherboards

• CERT-In warns of high-severity security flaws in popular PC motherboards from ASRock, Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, and AMD-based systems.
• Vulnerabilities affect millions of Windows PCs with Intel 500-800 series and various AMD chipsets.
• Flaws allow local attackers with physical access to bypass security via malicious PCIe devices during early boot.
• Risk includes unauthorized memory access, privilege escalation, and compromise of system integrity.
• Users advised to apply latest firmware updates and restrict physical access to mitigate risks.

Why It Matters: Millions of Windows PCs face high-severity motherboard security risks; update firmware now.