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  1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jul-2020 11:21:28 EDT GeniusMusing GeniusMusing
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    VU174059 GRUB2 bootloader is vulnerable to buffer overflow
    https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/174059

    >Overview
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    >The GRUB2 boot loader is vulnerable to buffer overflow, which results in arbitrary code execution during the boot process, even when Secure Boot is enabled.

    I cannot say this is related but I updated grub last night on my backup server and it no longer boots.

    #security #buffer #overflow #grub2
    Thursday, 30-Jul-2020 11:21:28 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} repeated this.

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