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Re:XZ backdoor: "It's RCE, not auth bypass, and gated/unrepl... by saagarjha on Monday April 01, 2024 @08:28PM (#39901059)
ifunc was only used because it’s an obscure feature that is little-used and provides a way to convert a backdoor into easy execution. There are many others and it would be silly to try to catch them all.
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