Systems and methods for vulnerability proofing interdependent IHS components
US12130931B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/575
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for vulnerability proofing subsystems of hardware components of an IHS (Information Handling System). A request to modify configurations of a hardware component of the IHS is detected. Catalogs specifying known vulnerabilities of hardware components are accessed to determine whether any of the modified hardware configurations are identified as vulnerable in one or more of the catalogs. When vulnerabilities are identified in the modified configurations for the hardware component, other hardware components of the IHS are identified that are interdependent on the hardware component as part of an IHS subsystem. Hardware configurations for any of the hardware components of the subsystem are evaluated for vulnerabilities based on the catalogs. If any vulnerabilities are identified, the IHS subsystem is disabled until the configurations for the hardware component and for the interdependent components of the subsystem are changed to include no configurations with vulnerabilities identified in the catalogs.
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