Linux developers have rushed to patch a critical vulnerability in Shim, a component crucial for the boot process in Linux-based systems. The vulnerability poses a significant risk by allowing the installation of malware at the firmware level. The flaw has been rated as "9.8 Critical" by NIST and "8.3 High" by Red Hat. Shim version 15.8 has been released to address the vulnerability. The bug was discovered and reported by Bill Demirkapi from the Microsoft Security Response Center. The hashtags for this summary could be: #Linux #SecurityFlaw #Shim #Vulnerability #Malware.

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