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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits (arstechnica.com)

submitted 9 months ago by SeeJayEmm@lemmy.procrastinati.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] alliswell33@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Would this affect systems booting to the refind bootloader without secure boot? Sorry for the ignorance just trying to figure out if I should be changing my system for this news.

[–] dsemy@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

[–] Jordan_U@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

No.

This is a vulnerability which allows bypassing secure boot protections. You have already manually bypassed those protections by disabling secure boot.