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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:29:06 +0100
From: Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@...ian.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Re: backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to
 ssh server compromise

Bjoern Franke <bjo@...afweide.org> wrote on 30/03/2024 at 14:06:38+0100:

> Am 30.03.24 um 04:50 schrieb Loganaden Velvindron:
>> Github has suspended the repo:
>> https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz
>> Im wondering what is the next step for the xz project as a whole ?
>> 
>
> https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git;a=summary exists and Lasse said on
> IRC he thinks he would make a clean 5.6.2 release.
>
> Regards

I honestly would like to extend my sympathy to Lasse.

This situation must clearly be a hell for him.

Someone asked what would become of xz as a project. I do hope in light
of this event, some people step in to help.

-- 
PEB

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