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Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

Shim vulnerability exposes most Linux systems to attack

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Shim vulnerability exposes most Linux systems to attack

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Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

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This low-level software is the glue that enables Linux to run on Secure Boot PCs, and it has a nasty problem.

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The author sounds like they don’t fully understand Linux or how Linux boots.

Anyone can just boot off of a USB or remove and modify the disk. The really protection for Linux is full disk encryption with a strong password.

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