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XZ backdoor in a nutshell (lemmy.zip)

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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Authentication bypass should give you interactive access. "I'm in" like. Remote code execution only allows you to run a command, without permanent access. You can use some RCE vulnerabilities to bypass authentication, but not all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

~~Yeah, but the malicious code replaces the ssh signature verification function to let it allow a specific signature. Hence attacker, with the key, can ssh into any system without proper authentication by ssh.~~

~~This kind of describes authentication by-pass, not just remote code execution...~~

EDIT: it is remote code execution, see the edit of parent comment.