mFat@lemdro.id to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoUnveiling the xz Utils Backdoor which deliberately opens our SSH connections for RCAswww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareTwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoFrom what I’ve read both arch and debian stable aren’t vulnerable to this. It targeted mostly debian-testing.
minus-squareIrate1013@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoArch put out a statement saying users should update to a non infected binary even though it doesn’t appear to affect Arch https://archlinux.org/news/the-xz-package-has-been-backdoored/ However, out of an abundance of caution, we advise users to remove the malicious code from their system by upgrading either way. This is because other yet-to-be discovered methods to exploit the backdoor could exist.
From what I’ve read both arch and debian stable aren’t vulnerable to this. It targeted mostly debian-testing.
Arch put out a statement saying users should update to a non infected binary even though it doesn’t appear to affect Arch https://archlinux.org/news/the-xz-package-has-been-backdoored/