- Patent Title: Auto detection mechanism of vulnerabilities for security updates
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Application No.: US16171541Application Date: 2018-10-26
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Publication No.: US11023586B2Publication Date: 2021-06-01
- Inventor: Anurag Bhatia , Samvinesh Christopher , Winston Thangapandian
- Applicant: American Megatrends International LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Duluth
- Assignee: American Megatrends International LLC
- Current Assignee: American Megatrends International LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Duluth
- Agency: Locke Lord LLP
- Agent Tim Tingkang Xia, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F21/57
- IPC: G06F21/57 ; G06F11/36 ; G06F8/65 ; G06F8/71

Abstract:
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and a device are provided. The device the package determination component 430 determines one or more packages distributed in firmware of a BMC. The device determines a respective update of each of the one or more packages. The device determines a first set of security vulnerabilities of the each package that is addressed by the respective update. The device further determines a second set of security vulnerabilities of the each package after the respective update is applied. The device generates a first file indicating the first set of security vulnerabilities and the second set of security vulnerabilities.
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