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submitted 6 months ago by lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl -2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Researchers have found a malicious backdoor in a compression tool that made its way into widely used Linux distributions, including those from Red Hat and Debian.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/backdoor-found-in-widely-used-linux-utility-breaks-encrypted-ssh-connections/

[–] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah they messed up once. It's still miles better than just not having someone looking at the included stuff

[–] GhostFence@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

You'd think this would be common sense...

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

those from Red Hat

Not the enterprise stuff; just the beta mayflies.