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Criticial library (xz/liblzma) backdoored in Linux, allows remote takeover

submitted by chrimony to whatever 1 monthMar 30, 2024 20:54:04 ago (+25/-0)     (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/red-hat-warns-of-backdoor-in-xz-tools-used-by-most-linux-distros/

GitHub project was compromised. Mainly a problem if you use a "rolling release" or bleeding edge Linux distro, as the attack occurred in February.

Here's another link with more details: https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/technologist-vs-spy-the-xz-backdoor


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Yeah, there's unfortunately no alternative to desktop/laptop CPUs. I'd still rather have AMD.