The xz package has been backdoored

[Yochanan]

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Xz package contains a vulnerability

I’m not really sure where to post this, as I haven’t found a dedicated Security topic, but it turns out, the xz package contains a vulnerability. Phoronix: https://www.phoronix.com/news/XZ-CVE-2024-3094 Red Hat: Urgent security alert for Fedora 41 and Fedora Rawhide users Debian: [SECURITY] [DSA 5649-1] xz-utils security update openSUSE has already downgraded their package: Request 1163302: Submit xz - openSUSE Build Service Given the severity of the issue, it could be preferable to downgra…

@chesya

Can I manually downgrade my xz version?

No, downgrading would put you in an unsupported, partial upgrade state. Update instead.