Hack Into To A Linux System Using This Simple Trick

It’s ridiculously easy to login to a Linux system. Security researchers have discovered a way to hack bypass login verification on a number of Linux distributions. By pressing the backspace 28 times, you may get logged in.

This is obviously a bug and it presently affects Linux distributions using the Grub2 bootloader found in quite a large number of Linux distributions.

Linux users often believe it’s the most secure operating system available but the loophole only proves again that security is only an illusion. The researchers, a team from the Cybersecurity Group at Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) in Spain, found out that hitting the backspace 28 times triggers an error in the memory according to their publication. This automatically launches the Grub rescue shell through which an attacker can gain access to the computer data, install  malware, steal data or even destroy it.
Since most Linux distributions use the affected Grub2 bootloader, it’s bothersome to imagine the number of computers at risk right now.

Security updates to fix the bug

Marco, Ripoll, Ubuntu, Red Hat and Debian have all issued patches to fix it. If your computer is affected, it’s a good idea to update right now.