One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

Pressing the backspace key 28 times can bypass the Grub2 bootloader’s password protection and allow a hacker to install malware on a locked-down Linux system. GRUB, which stands for the Grand Unified ...

Bootloaders are an essential bit of software for almost every modern electronic device. Unfortunately, any vulnerabilities in the bootloader can open a device up to attackers. Eclypsium researchers ...

Chinese companies have released a number of tiny devices designed to let you run Android apps on your TV over the past year or two. Some of the best models feature Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex-A9 ...

A critical vulnerability in the Shim Linux bootloader enables attackers to execute code and take control of a target system before the kernel is loaded, bypassing existing security mechanisms. Shim is ...

Linux shim, a small piece of code that many major Linux distros use during the secure boot process, has a remote code execution vulnerability in it that gives attackers a way to take complete control ...

Smart infrastructure vendor Nebulon today announced that its latest offerings provide newly hardened backups for configuration and snapshots, in an effort to add a new tool to the antiransomware ...

Ubuntu 26.10 plans to strip ZFS, Btrfs, LVM, and LUKS encryption from the signed GRUB bootloader to improve security.

If the command line, package managers, and troubleshooting don’t scare you anymore, you might be ready to try Arch Linux.

Pressing the backspace key 28 times can bypass the Grub2 bootloader’s password protection and allow a hacker to install malware on a locked-down Linux system. GRUB, which stands for the Grand Unified ...