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August Windows security update breaks dual boot on Linux systems

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STIX ID: report--0efea74f-d6c4-5dc4-8b2b-d2a7fa78972d

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
35/100

Date Published: 2024-08-20

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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Microsoft's August 2024 Patch Tuesday added a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) update that blocks GRUB2 shim bootloaders vulnerable to CVE-2022-2601; many users report that dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled fail to boot with 'SBAT self-check failed' errors, and recovery often requires disabling Secure Boot or installing an updated Linux distribution.

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