𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓔𝓶𝓶@lemmy.procrastinati.org to Linux@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoCritical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkitsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down124 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkCritical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkitsarstechnica.com𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓔𝓶𝓶@lemmy.procrastinati.org to Linux@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square28fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremranderson17@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up31·10 months ago“An attacker would need to be able to coerce a system into booting from HTTP if it’s not already doing so, and either be in a position to run the HTTP server in question or MITM traffic to it,” - Matthew Garrett Summary left out a quite important bit.
minus-squareQuazatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoSecurity people sure are an enthusiastic bunch of fellows.
“An attacker would need to be able to coerce a system into booting from HTTP if it’s not already doing so, and either be in a position to run the HTTP server in question or MITM traffic to it,” - Matthew Garrett
Summary left out a quite important bit.
Security people sure are an enthusiastic bunch of fellows.