Re:Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server com...
by WhyNotHugo on Saturday March 30, 2024 @10:37AM
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> 2) Is there no legal recourse to this? We're talking about someone who managed to root any linux server that stays up-to-date.
Any government which uses GNU/Linux in their infrastructure can pitch this as an attempt to backdoor their servers.
The real question is: will we ever even know who was behind this? If it was some mercenary hacker intending to resell the backdoor, maybe. But if it was someone working with an intelligence agency in US/China/Israel/Russia/etc, I doubt they'll ever be exposed.
Any government which uses GNU/Linux in their infrastructure can pitch this as an attempt to backdoor their servers.
The real question is: will we ever even know who was behind this? If it was some mercenary hacker intending to resell the backdoor, maybe. But if it was someone working with an intelligence agency in US/China/Israel/Russia/etc, I doubt they'll ever be exposed.