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NixOS and reproducible builds could have detected the xz backdoor
In March 2024, a backdoor was discovered in xz, a (de)-compression software that is regularly used at the core of Linux distributions to unpack source tarballs...
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Security & PrivacyOpen Source2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2025 | NixOS and reproducible builds could have detected the xz backdoor by birdculture | 280 | 128 |
