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Critical Alert: XZ Utils Backdoor Threatens SSH Security, Upgrade Now to Dodge CVE-2024-3094 Havoc
Beware the backdoor bandit! RedHat’s urgent alert: XZ Utils versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 got a nasty code hitchhiker, CVE-2024-3094, with perfect 10.0 dread points. Time to downgrade and dodge digital doom! 🚨💻🔒 #SupplyChainCompromise
Hot Take:
Compression software getting 'decompressed' by a backdoor? That's like finding out your vacuum cleaner has been secretly blowing dust back into the house. XZ Utils got a bit too 'utilitarian' for comfort, handing out remote access like it's a free trial of 'Hack My System'! Maximum severity score, folks—it doesn’t get any worse than this without Skynet being involved. And who's behind this? Some guy on GitHub with an affinity for 'test files'. Seems like the only thing getting 'compressed' here are our hopes for secure software!Already a member? Log in here