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Linux users face a Microsoft Secure Boot headache - here's the painkiller

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STIX ID: report--1e15c8e8-4756-5385-89ee-f10c037317fb

Feed Name: ZDNet Security

Date Published: 2026-06-18

Date Updated: 2026-06-18

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Linux-compatible Secure Boot certificates Microsoft used to enable booting of many Linux distributions are reaching end-of-life in 2026; the article explains why this matters, how firmware updates and updated Microsoft 2023 certificates mitigate the issue, and gives practical steps (update firmware via fwupd or vendor tools, verify distro shim/signing, keep Secure Boot enabled) to avoid future boot problems.

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