In GNOME Settings this strange message appeared, which two days ago was definitely not present. Yet it is dated May 25th. How can I find out the cause? [Screenshot From 2024-12-20 10-43-58]

6.12.15 fixes the issue for me :tada:

From research I think it’s probably a bug in kernel 6.12. But I’d like to have confirmation on that…

Where and when in the settings does the notice appear? What does the following command report back? $ cat /sys/kernel/security/lockdown [image] Angelo Schirinzi: From research I think it’s probably a bug in kernel 6.12. Can you provide a source / link? lockdown is enabled by default on ke…

[image] nnnnnnnnnnnnnn: In GNOME: Settings → Privacy and Security → Device security Aha, i have the same message there, but with a different date: [image] Since lockdown is enabled in the kernel config, perhaps it is to be expected then. I’m not sure which specific settings are being refer…

[image] Olivier: What does the following command report back? [none] integrity confidentiality [image] Olivier: Can you provide a source / link? Kernel Lockdown message confusion! Hi Just installed Fedora 41 on a brand new Dell Precision and Secure Boot is enabled. …

[Edit] I’m scratching this comment since what i wrote may be incorrect.

It does appear to be an issue with 6.12 based on taking a quick look with 6.11.4 Booting on 6.11.4: output of fwupdmgr security Runtime Suffix -! ✔ fwupd plug-ins: Untainted ✔ CET OS Support: Supported ✔ Linux kernel lockdown: Enabled ✔ Linux swap: …

Thank you for reporting it on the bug tracker

I really hope that this error is not significant and I can safely update my system and install apps etc. (I just got this error on a fresh Fedora install, after updating the system)

I don’t think the bug affects the system in everyday use.

I am on a Tuxedo laptop with F41 KDE. I have had the issue for the last four upgrades, around 6.11.11 and recently with 6.12.5. As far as I can tell, it is a bug, but I am no expert. The temporary fix seems to be: ls /boot to determine which initrfs .img is missing then sudo su dracut --kver …

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