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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/programming
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[โ€“] alienscience 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The person that found this is a hero.

Whenever I see slightly weird behaviour, there is a temptation to just move on because there isn't enough time, running software is complicated, and there is something else I want to do. I will try to change my attitude in future in case it uncovers a backdoor like this -- it would be educational too.