Secure Boot Bypass Risk Threatens Nearly 200k Linux Framework Laptops
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A Secure Boot bypass vulnerability affects nearly 200,000 Linux Framework laptops, posing a security risk; the discussion is limited but highlights the importance of prompt patching.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45584343
https://eclypsium.com/blog/bombshell-the-signed-backdoor-hid...
BTW, from all I can tell this should actually be affecting all/most other x86 laptop vendors and nothing really unique to Framework here?
This targeted security reporting curiously coincides with a supposedly unrelated recent and ongoing political PR campaign against Framework...