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Is this what you're referring to? > Regarding sshd authentication bypass/code execution > Arch does not directly link openssh to liblzma, and thus this attack
by diggan 3y ago
Is this what you're referring to?
> Regarding sshd authentication bypass/code execution
> Arch does not directly link openssh to liblzma, and thus this attack vector is not possible. You can confirm this by issuing the following command:
> 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.
https://archlinux.org/news/the-xz-package-has-been-backdoored/ https://archlinux.org/news/the-xz-package-has-been-backdoore...
I'm not finding anything from Arch mentioning dpkg/rpm, the linked article above is the latest article about the xz compromise from the Arch homepage.
- Macha 3y ago- https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2160841#p2160841 https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2160841#p2160841 - https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/xz/-/issues/2 https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/xz... - There were some comments in the middle of the giant openwall mailing list thread I can't find now because they're in the middle of 30,000 replies