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The popular file compression program 7-Zip is currently affected by a high-severity vulnerability.

#vulnerability #cyberattack #CyberSecurity #app

https://cnews.link/7-zip-affected-by-dangerous-vulnerability-1/

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[-] dditty@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

The app and subsequent updates must be installed manually, as the program doesn’t have automatic updates.

BRB updating 7zip on my Windows partitions real quick. Since apparently automatic updates for 7zip aren't a thing, I bet they've never been updated on my machines ever since initially installing it with Ninite

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's only true for Windows.

On most Linux distribution, users would get a notification for the update (7zip et al). And the shutdown confirmation dialog would show a pre-checked "Update and shutdown" option.

Some have auto-update enabled. By the time I go look at my Linux machine, it may already have the fix installed.

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