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𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓔𝓶𝓶 to [email protected] • 1 year ago

Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

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Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits

arstechnica.com

𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓔𝓶𝓶 to [email protected] • 1 year ago
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Buffer overflow in bootloader shim allows attackers to run code each time devices boot up.
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    not trying to sound like an internet badass but if I find someone in my home fucking with my config files I will kill them with a hammer

    • Scio
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      I would at the very least break their fingers if they touch my keyboard.

      No hammer needed…

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        This made me think of a custom keyboard with a mousetrap arm at the top to break the fingers of would-be typers.

        • Rustmilian
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          7•1 year ago

          Mousetrap keyboard + Suicide Linux

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        But I bet it’s more fun with a hammer.

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          But you could damage the keyboard

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            Not my Model M.

            • 567PrimeMover
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              The Model M IS the weapon

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            That’s collateral damage I’m willing to risk 🤣

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      7•1 year ago

      My first reaction would be to acknowledge them as a fellow geek, but that’s because most of the people who live near me would hurt themselves trying to open Notepad. Anyone who knows enough to start hacking my config files would be a welcome guest in my house.

      Then I’d kill them with a hammer. :-)

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