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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

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

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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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