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backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to ssh server compromise (www.openwall.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 7 months ago (11 children)

If you're using xz version 5.6.0 or 5.6.1, please upgrade asap, especially if you're using a rolling-release distro like Arch or its derivatives. Arch has rolled out the patched version a few hours ago.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Backdoor only gets inserted when building RPM or DEB. So while updating frequently is a good idea, it won't change anything for Arch users today.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Archlinux's XZ was compromised as well.

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Git change for not using tarballs from source

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

No, read the link you posted:

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:
ldd "$(command -v sshd)"
However, out of an abundance of caution, we advise users to remove the malicious code from their system by upgrading either way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think that was a precaution. The malicious build script ran during the build, but the backdoor itself was most likely not included in the resuling package as it checked for specific packaging systems.

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/22

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