Once the MBR detects the stage two boot loader, it hands over control. Stage Two Boot Loader. The job of the stage two boot loader is to find the kernel and load it into memory. Most Linux divisions ...

IT administrators are being warned to watch for patches from Microsoft, Linux distributors, and major software makers to patch a serious buffer flow vulnerability in the bootloader process of ...

These exploits are able to override an industry-standard defense known as Secure Boot and execute malicious firmware early in the boot process. Until now, there were no public indications that ...