Framework Laptop 13 11th Gen Intel® Core™ — BIOS 3.19

Downloads

File Release Date

Windows BIOS v3.19 Installer Framework_Laptop_11th_Gen_Intel_Core_BIOS_3.19.exe

EFI Shell Update (BIOS v3.19) Framework_Laptop_13_11th_Gen_Intel_Core_3.19_EFI_c.zip SHA256 · 1F9976892D3239AF31C5D2A4C66632B119CC6A8224AD6DB5B25F99C249681281

BIOS

3.19

Beta

Highlights

• Security fix: CVE-2017-5715 — Spectre variant 2 (Insyde security patch)
• Updated Intel CSME to 15.0.42.2235v2 Corporate
• Moved to shared EC branch with 11th, 12th, and 13th gen
• Fixed SMBIOS type2 location on chassis string
• Added ACPI mutex in UCSI mailbox with EC to avoid race condition
• Fixed LED blink green when EC power on
• Fixed cannot power on EC chip
• Reduced charger input current limit to 0 when switching between Type-C ports in a multiple adapter scenario

Component Versions

This BIOS update is a bundle of updates to multiple embedded components in the system. Not all of them use the same version number.

Component	Version
EC	f6d6b92	Updated
PD	3.4.0.2575
Intel CSME	15.0.42.2235	Updated

Installation

You can check your current BIOS version following the steps here to determine if you are on the latest release.

Note

You must update with a charger attached.

Linux

Framework firmware is published to LVFS and updates via fwupd, which ships by default on most modern distributions.

# Enable LVFS testing channel
fwupdmgr enable-remote lvfs-testing

# Refresh updates and install
fwupdmgr refresh --force
fwupdmgr get-updates
fwupdmgr update

Caution

LVFS may not update if the battery is at 100%.
If you experience issues, discharge to 95%, plug AC back in, then re-run fwupdmgr update.

Windows

1. Download the Framework Laptop 13 11th Gen Intel® Core™ BIOS 3.19 Windows Installer.
2. Run the .exe and click "Yes" when prompted to reboot.
3. Wait for the firmware progress bar to complete — the system will reboot automatically. Do not interrupt.

EFI Shell Update

Note

If you use the EFI shell update with Windows, you should suspend Bitlocker if enabled before updating using the EFI updater.
1. Download the EFI Shell Update v3.19.
2. Extract contents of zip folder to a FAT32 formatted USB drive. Cleanly unmount the drive before physically removing it, otherwise the BIOS update may not function correctly.
3. Attach a charger to your device while updating.
4. Boot your system while pressing F12 and boot from the thumb drive.
5. Let startup.nsh run automatically.
6. Follow the instructions to install the update.

Known Issues

• CVE-2023-22613 (IhisiServicesSmm) — unfixed vulnerability
• CVE-2022-35897 (BdsDxe) — unfixed vulnerability
• CVE-2022-35407 (SetupUtility) — unfixed vulnerability
• BRLY-2022-028-RsbStuffing (PiSmmCpuDxeSmm) — unfixed vulnerability
• CVE-2023-22615 (IhisiServicesSmm) — unfixed vulnerability

Reporting Issues

Please use the public issue tracker on GitHub to report issues.

If you experience an issue with the update that is related to your system firmware, please post as complete a description as you can, including relevant system information and external peripherals. Please note that we do not currently have a SLA for responding to issues on github, but we will be reviewing them through the bios release process, and will review them for future updates as well.

Please contact support if you have an issue regarding hardware, broken devices, returns, etc.

Other Releases

11th Gen Intel® Core™ — BIOS & Drivers View all BIOS and driver releases for the Framework Laptop 13 11th Gen Intel® Core™.