http://techaeris.com/2015/12/19/rep ort-suggests-linux-distr
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http://techaeris.com/2015/12/19/report-suggests-linux-distros-are-hackable-using-backspace/
>"linux distros" can be "hacked"
>bug in grub lets you access the rescue shell by exploiting integer overflow
>zomg linux is so insecure
>mfw slackware still uses lilo by default
>>52144543
that's why you use windows, freetards
>>52144543
>have hardware access
>can access bootloader shell
wow its not like i can just plug a usb stick in and do the same thing
>using a last in last out bootloader
>bug
Is it a bug or intentional exploit made by nsa?
Not worried.
Needs fix? Yes
Anything surprising? No
>>52144543
>Not using FDE
>>52144543
>grub
nah thanx thou
>>52144543
Another fun way to hack into a computer and delete all its files is to use a hammer and smash apart the hard drive. "Hacking" into a computer with physical access to it isn't that hard. You essentially "hack" your own computer when you install an operating system by this logic
>>52144570
kek
Oh great more clickbait bullshit about this thing
First of all if a malicious user has physical access to the system you already lost. This bug doesn't log you into a Linux PC it just bypasses a GRUB password (which most people don't use if they choose to use GRUB over the multiple other bootloader options). It's easy to bypass a GRUB password just by booting from a LiveCD/LiveUSB.
If you want actual security you would use full disk encryption which really wouldn't even prevent a malicious user with physical access because hardware keyloggers are cheap and easy to get.
