Destide@feddit.uk to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoBattlefield 6 cheats day 1 of early access. Depite kernel level anti cheat, forced secure boot TPM 2.0youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1459arrow-down1external-linkBattlefield 6 cheats day 1 of early access. Depite kernel level anti cheat, forced secure boot TPM 2.0youtu.beDestide@feddit.uk to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square212fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·1 month agoSecureboot doesn’t “fuck with Linux”. It does protect you from malware trying to install unsigned kernel modules. Apparently that driver is unsigned, which is not the normal case nowadays.
minus-squareSoupBrick@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 month agoGood to know, thanks I was trying to install an Nvidia driver on Linux Mint, so I think I am safe.
minus-squareSkavarSharraddas@gehirneimer.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoIs that a realistic attack scenario that end users need to be concerned about?
minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoYes. That’s how you get undetectable rootkits.
minus-squareOisteink@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThis happens to roughly 1/3rd of all pc’s. But if you put secureboot ON and the FBI cant touch your pc
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThis type of attack has been seen in the wild for quite some time. Ultimately it’s a security vs convenience decision.
Secureboot doesn’t “fuck with Linux”. It does protect you from malware trying to install unsigned kernel modules.
Apparently that driver is unsigned, which is not the normal case nowadays.
Good to know, thanks
I was trying to install an Nvidia driver on Linux Mint, so I think I am safe.
Is that a realistic attack scenario that end users need to be concerned about?
Yes. That’s how you get undetectable rootkits.
This happens to roughly 1/3rd of all pc’s. But if you put secureboot ON and the FBI cant touch your pc
This type of attack has been seen in the wild for quite some time. Ultimately it’s a security vs convenience decision.