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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).

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Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The worst part it persists through reinstalls (if i understood correctly)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is also my understanding, at least of you keep the EFI partition.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It can outlast those too.

In many of these cases, however, it’s still possible to run a software tool freely available from the IBV or device vendor website that reflashes the firmware from the OS. To pass security checks, the tool installs the same cryptographically signed UEFI firmware already in use, with only the logo image, which doesn’t require a valid digital signature, changed.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Boy do I love the future.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

It's reminiscent of boot sector viruses in the DOS days.