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Critical shim bug impacts every Linux boot loader signed in the past decade

Critical shim bug impacts every Linux boot loader signed in the past decade Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2024 The maintainers of Shim addressed six vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw that could potentially lead to remote code execution. The maintainers of ‘shim’ addressed six vulnerabilities with the release of version 15.8. The most severe of these […]

Cybersecurity

Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros

Feb 07, 2024NewsroomDevice Security / Vulnerability The maintainers of shim have released version 15.8 to address six security flaws, including a critical bug that could pave the way for remote code execution under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2023-40547 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability could be exploited to achieve a Secure Boot bypass. Bill Demirkapi of […]