[MacPorts] #69619: xz @5.6.1 reportedly backdoored

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Sat Mar 30 01:25:09 UTC 2024


#69619: xz @5.6.1 reportedly backdoored
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  Reporter:  jmroot  |      Owner:  ryandesign
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  High    |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports   |    Version:
Resolution:          |   Keywords:  security
      Port:  xz      |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * cc: woolsweater (added)


Comment:

 I've just written about this incident on the mailing list:

 https://lists.macports.org/pipermail/macports-users/2024-March/052607.html

 I am aware that some distributions are considering downgrading even
 further and am not yet sure what we should do.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69619#comment:5>
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