Irate1013, 2 months ago Arch put out a statement saying users should update to a non infected binary even though it doesn’t appear to affect Arch archlinux.org/…/the-xz-package-has-been-backdoore… However, out of an abundance of caution, we advise users to remove the malicious code from their system by upgrading either way. This is because other yet-to-be discovered methods to exploit the backdoor could exist.
Arch put out a statement saying users should update to a non infected binary even though it doesn’t appear to affect Arch archlinux.org/…/the-xz-package-has-been-backdoore…
However, out of an abundance of caution, we advise users to remove the malicious code from their system by upgrading either way. This is because other yet-to-be discovered methods to exploit the backdoor could exist.