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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

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Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

Buffer overflow in bootloader shim allows attackers to run code each time devices boot up.

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It’s not even a Linux vulnerability, it’s an issue with the UEFI shim.
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  I guess I’ve still never heard of a major Linux vulnerability then.
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    Then you haven’t been paying attention
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    How about DirtyCOW?

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