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Shim vulnerability exposes most Linux systems to attack

  • ZDNET | open-source RSS; By Steven Vaughan-Nichols (Posted by bob on Feb 10, 2024 5:59 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story, Security; Groups: Linux
This low-level software is the glue that enables Linux to run on Secure Boot PCs, and it has a nasty problem.

Proxmox Backup Server 3.1 Brings Secure Boot Compatibility

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Dec 2, 2023 1:38 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Based on Debian 12.2 “Bookworm,” Proxmox Backup Server 3.1 ships with secure boot and local sync jobs support. Here's more on that!

Proxmox VE 8.1 Introduces Secure Boot Compatibility

Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.1 debuts with Debian 12.2 base, Linux kernel 6.5, QEMU 8.1.2, and LXC 5.0.2, enhancing virtual environments.

Linux Mint 21.2 “EDGE” ISO Released with Linux Kernel 6.2, Secure Boot Support

The Linux Mint team announced today the release and general availability for download of the “EDGE” ISO flavor of the latest Linux Mint 21.2 “Victoria” release for those who need support for newer hardware.

SparkyLinux 2023.07 Rolling Brings Debian 13 Trixie’s Packages, Secure Boot, and More

The SparkyLinux 2023.07 semi-rolling distribution has been released today by the SparkyLinux developers to provide you with some bleeding-edge packages from the Debian Testing repositories.

Solus 4.4 “Harmony” Released with Secure Boot Support, Linux 6.3, and More

Joshua Strobl announced today the release and general availability of the long-awaited Solus 4.4 ISO release of this independent, rolling-release Linux distribution featuring the Budgie, KDE Plasma, GNOME, and MATE desktops.

How to install Windows 11 in a VirtualBox with Ubuntu Linux (Review)

Just one notice regarding current review. Quoting mentioned "Howto" : Officially, Windows 11 requires Secure Boot and TPM 2.0. These features are not (yet) available in VirtualBox. The result is that you will get the error as you can see on the right image. Important note for Windows 11:

To bypass these settings, click on the X icon at the right upper corner and quit the setup. Hold the SHIFT key and press F10. Then give the command ‘regedit’. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMSetup and create a new key (folder) here named ‘LabConfig’. Within this key, create a new DWORD (32 bits) value named ‘BypassSecureBootCheck’. Create another DWORD (32 bits) value named ‘BypassTPMCheck’. Don’t forget to set both values to 1.

Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS Released to Re-Enable Support for Secure Boot Systems

Canonical, the maker of Ubuntu, announced today the release of Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS as a refreshed installer media for Desktop and Server flavors that adds support for modern hardware and the latest security fixes.

Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux - Part 3 - Installing Manjaro

  • LinuxLinks.com; By LinuxLinks (Posted by sde on Dec 6, 2022 2:13 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux
This is a blog looking at a refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Ultrabook running Linux. For this part in the series, we take you through installing Manjaro on the T470.

VirtualBox 7.0 Released with DXVK and Secure Boot Support, Full Encryption, and More

Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.0 as the newest stable series of its free, open-source, and cross-platform virtualization software for GNU/Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows systems.

Emmabuntüs 1.02 Brings Debian Bullseye 11.4 Goodies, Improves UEFI/Secure Boot Support

Patrick d'Emmabuntüs from the Emmabuntüs Collective informs 9to5Linux.com about the general availability of Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 4 1.02 as the second minor update to the Debian Bullseye-based Emmabuntüs Linux distribution.

Ventoy Now Supports More Than 900 ISOs, Enables Secure Boot by Default

  • 9to5Linux; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Jun 13, 2022 4:09 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
The very popular bootable USB creation utility Ventoy has been updated today to version 1.0.76, a release that introduces support for new ISOs, new features, and various improvements.

Virtual Machine Secure Boot Database Updates Made Easy with Oracle Linux

New utilities from Oracle provide a straightforward way to update the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Secure Boot database for VMs running Oracle Linux. This blog provides a brief overview of Secure Boot and discusses how the new utilities can be used to keep a VM up-to-date with the latest known vulnerabilities and to update the signing certificates stored in a Secure Boot database in a VM.

Alpine Linux 3.15 Released with Linux 5.15 LTS, GNOME 41, and UEFI Secure Boot Support

The Alpine Linux development team released today Alpine Linux 3.15 as the latest stable version of this lightweight and security-oriented GNU/Linux distribution based on musl libc, OpenRC, and BusyBox.

Alma and Rocky Linux release 8.5 builds, Rocky catches up with secure boot

AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux, both of which provide community builds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), have released builds matching RHEL 8.5, with Rocky's work catching up with Alma by being signed for secure boot. Would-be CentOS replacements AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux track RHEL closely, and differ from CentOS Stream in that they aim to be binary compatible with RHEL, whereas CentOS Stream is upstream of Red Hat's commercial distribution.

Rocky Linux 8.5 is Out, Secure Boot is Now Officially Supported

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Nov 16, 2021 7:17 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) has announced general availability (GA) of Rocky Linux 8.5. It’s an important milestone because it’s the first Rocky Linux release that officially supported Secure Boot.

CentOS Alternative Rocky Linux 8.5 Is Out Now with Secure Boot Support, Updated Components

The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation proudly announced today the general availability of Rocky Linux 8.5 as yet another free and open-source CentOS alternative based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Microsoft Secure Boot and Intel VMD Pointless on GNU/Linux and Lenovo’s Documentation Recommends That You Turn Them Off

The problem is that Secure Boot doesn’t actually work. uEFI firmware has been so horrendously bad from its inception that there’s always a Secure Boot escape.

Tiny compute module and dev kit give root to STM32MP1 applications

MYIR’s tiny “MYC-YA15XC-T” module runs Linux on ST’s STM32MP1 with up to 512MB DDR3L and 4GB eMMC and optional -45 to -85°C support. The module is supported with a “MYD-YA15XC-T” dev kit. MYIR announced a 39 x 37mm MYC-YA15XC-T module as a more compact alternative to its 45 x 43mm MYC-YA157C module, which similarly runs Linux on STMicroelectronics’ 650MHz to 800MHz, single- or dual-core, Cortex-A7 STM32MP1. The SoC also integrates a 209MHz Cortex-M4 MCU, cryptography, and secure boot.

Deepin Linux 20.2.2 Introduces a Brand-New App Store, Secure Boot Support

Deepin Linux 20.2.2 has been released today as the latest and greatest version of this Chinese-made and Debian-based distribution featuring the eye-candy Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE).

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