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backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to ssh server compromise
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this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2024
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This is the best post I've read about it so far: https://boehs.org/node/everything-i-know-about-the-xz-backdoor
Reminded me of this, relevant as always, xkcd:
Yes, exactly.
And looking at you npm : npm
That whole timeline is insane, and the fact that anyone even found this in the totally coincidental way they did is very lucky for the rest of us.