Backdoor in Commonly Used XZ Utils Library and Insights: CVE-2024-3094

Industry impacted: Information Technology

An individual exploited their position as an open-source mantainer to insert a sophisticated, undetectable backdoor into liblzma, impacting major Linux distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora, specifically those with systemd. This backdoor enables unauthenticated, targeted remote code execution and tracked as CVE-2024-3094. However, the threat’s impact is minimal due to quick detection and mitigation, with affected distributions, including Fedora, promptly addressing the vulnerability.

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Industry impacted: Communication Services, Energy, Financials, Industrials, Materials

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