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The xz package has been backdoored

https://archlinux.org/news/the-xz-package-has-been-backdoored/

#ArchLinux #Linux #xz #security

Arch Linux - News: The xz package has been backdoored

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#linux #security #archlinux #xz
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Max Lee :pizzablobcat:
Max Lee :pizzablobcat:
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Wow, reading up on this it kinda sounds like a (potentially long winded) targeted attack by a state actor.
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Teop Versant
Teop Versant
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"Arch does not directly link openssh to liblzma, and thus this attack vector is not possible."
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MobBarley
MobBarley
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ironically enough, I was watching WarGames when I first started reading about this
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