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James Capell

Huge backdoor discovered that could compromise SSH logins on Linux

Logo for CVE-2024-3094.

Microsoft employee Andres Freund has shared finding odd symptoms in the xz package on Debian installations. Freund noticed that ssh login was requiring a lot of CPU and decided to investigate leading to the discovery.

The vulnerability has received the maximum security ratings with a CVS score of 10 and a Red Hat Product Security critical impact rating.

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