Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards im i affected

with the news about the Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards

im i affected with my three in use mobo are

Gigabyte B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard updated to F63 Jan 31, 2023

Gigabyte B550M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard updated to F17d Mar 23, 2023

Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard updated to F15 Jan 13, 2022

i dont use any gigabyte software as all three are on pop os 23.04lts im i good or do i need to update my mobo’s bios

an have a firewalla set to block remote access

also im i read the Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards, 250+ Models Affected | Tom's Hardware artical right

these are bad links to be block

http://mb.download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Swhttp/LiveUpdate4

https://mb.download.gigabyte.com/FileList/Swhttp/LiveUpdate4

https://software-nas/Swhttp/LiveUpdate4

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You are good. It’s not even really a bios backdoor just an insecure windows service.

Most motherboards have a similar utility. That’s similarly insecure.

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