Unraveling the XZ Backdoor: A Close Call for Open Source Security
An in-depth analysis of the recent XZ Backdoor incident, highlighting the resilience of the open source community in the face of a sophisticated supply chain attack. This post unpacks the details of the CVE-2024-3094 event, where a well-executed backdoor nearly compromised major Linux distributions, and the collaborative effort that led to its discovery and mitigation.