Linux Distros Hit by RCE Vulnerability in Shim Bootloader
However, not everyone agrees with the NVD's assessment of CVE-2023-40547 being a near-maximum severity bug.
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However, not everyone agrees with the NVD's assessment of CVE-2023-40547 being a near-maximum severity bug.
This article first appeared on this date in O’Reilly’s ONLamp.com online publication. The content was deleted sometime in 2019 but I was lucky enough to find a copy in the WayBack Machine. I reformatted the text to fit the style of this site and fixed broken links, but otherwise the content is a verbatim reproduction of what was originally published. The i386 architecture is full of cruft required to maintain compatibility with old machines that go back as far as the 8086 series.
Microsoft has released a large new cumulative update for Windows 11 in the form of the KB5029263 update.
Microsoft shipped an update to Windows 11 this week that includes several fixes. Screen brightness, widgets, and VPNs should all work better following the update.
Microsoft released the August Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 users. To get them, just open up Windows Update and apply any available updates. You can also download them for offline installs.