Critical Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Major Linux Distributors (CVE-2023-40547)

Shim is a crucial software most Linux distributions use in the boot process to support Secure Boot. At the start of the month, Bill Demirkapi of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) discovered a critical severity vulnerability impacting the software. Tracked as CVE-2023-40547, the vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, crash, denial of service, and exposure of … Continue reading “Critical Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Major Linux Distributors (CVE-2023-40547)”