Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections
arstechnica.com
Malicious code planted in xz Utils has been circulating for more than a month.

TL;DR there was a backdoor found in the XZ program. All major distros have been updated but it is recommended that you do a fresh install on systems that are exposed to the internet and that had the bad version of the program. Only upstream distros were affected.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
    81·
    9 months ago

    I honestly think BSD has the potential to be worse due lack of people. I think the best option is to not be paranoid as a user. If someone needs to be paranoid it is the maintainers.

    • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
      44·
      9 months ago

      I think the best option is to not be paranoid as a user.

      Yeah, just never be a dissident, or a whistleblower, or an activist, or a member of a vulnerable marginalized group. Remember, if you obey there’s no reason to fear being spied on.

      I really don’t think you understand how serious this kind of backdoor is. It puts certain people in real danger.

      • Rykzon@discuss.tchncs.de
        21·
        9 months ago

        And I don’t think you understand OPs point. Of course you should be paranoid as a person like that, but most users aren’t targets. If you, as a regular user, get this paranoid about using computers, maybe you should evaluate your priorities.

        • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          If you, as a regular user, get this paranoid about using computers, maybe you should evaluate your priorities.

          “Regular user” seems to be a strange counter to all the people I just listed that would be affected here. I’m not worried about myself, I’m worried about the people whose privacy and security is extremely important in this context.