moin moin, someone patched a potential remote exploit into xz-utils. It seems it can compromise sshd. The exploit was added in February affecting versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1, but the exploiter has been around a while, so watch for updates. https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4 https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2024/msg00057.html https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/urgent-security-alert-fedora-41-and-rawhide-users ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.SpiralArray.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "Eternal vigilance is not only the price of liberty; # eternal vigilance is the price of human decency." -- Aldous Huxley, 1965 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss