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Arch Linux: The xz package has been backdoored
A new Arch Linux blog post/announcement has been posted!
To determine if you are affected, run the following:
% xz --version
xz (XZ Utils) 5.4.4
liblzma 5.4.4
If you see
5.6.0or5.6.1, you are vulnerable and you need to downgrade.
Get the full details here: Arch Linux - News: The xz package has been backdoored
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