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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202403-04

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202403-4 - A backdoor has been discovered in XZ utils that could lead to remote compromise of systems. Versions less than 5.6.0 are affected.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202403-04


                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

Severity: High
Title: XZ utils: Backdoor in release tarballs
Date: March 29, 2024
Bugs: #928134
ID: 202403-04


Synopsis

A backdoor has been discovered in XZ utils that could lead to remote
compromise of systems.

Background

XZ Utils is free general-purpose data compression software with a high
compression ratio.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected


app-arch/xz-utils >= 5.6.0 < 5.6.0

Description

A backdoor has been discovered in XZ utils. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

Our current understanding of the backdoor is that is does not affect
Gentoo systems, because

  1. the backdoor only appears to be included on specific systems and
    Gentoo does not qualify;
  2. the backdoor as it is currently understood targets OpenSSH patched to
    work with systemd-notify support. Gentoo does not support or include
    these patches;

Analysis is still ongoing, however, and additional vectors may still be
identified. For this reason we are still issuing this advisory as if
that will be the case.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All XZ utils users should downgrade to the latest version before the
backdoor was introduced:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “<app-arch/xz-utils-5.6.0”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-3094
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3094

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202403-04

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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