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Date:      Sun, 7 Apr 2024 20:42:59 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Alexander Burke <alex-freebsd-security@alexburke.ca>
To:        =?UTF-8?Q?C=C3=A9dric_Weis?= <hawei@free.fr>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Disclosed backdoor in xz releases - FreeBSD not affected
Message-ID:  <281a2f41-7bbf-4e20-bb4a-630d839e9708@alexburke.ca>

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Bonjour C=C3=A9dric,

We can't; you must do it yourself by sending an email (even a blank one) to=
:

freebsd-security+unsubscribe@freebsd.org



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2024-04-07T11:57:04Z C=C3=A9dric Weis <hawei@free.fr>:

> Unsubscribe me please. I don't know how to to it by myself.
>=20
> =EF=BB=BFLe 07/04/2024 11:35, =C2=AB Chen, Alvin W =C2=BB <owner-freebsd-=
security@freebsdorg <mailto:owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org> au nom de W=
eike.Chen@Dell.com <mailto:Weike.Chen@Dell.com>> a =C3=A9crit :
>=20
>=20
>>>> All supported FreeBSD releases include versions of xz that predate the
>> affected releases.
>>>>=20
>>>> The main, stable/14, and stable/13 branches do include the affected ve=
rsion
>> (5.6.0), but the backdoor components were excluded from the vendor impor=
t.
>> Additionally, FreeBSD does not use the upstream's build tooling, which w=
as a
>> required part of the attack. Lastly, the attack specifically targeted x8=
6_64 Linux
>> systems using glibc.
>>>=20
>>> Hey Gordon,
>>>=20
>>> Is there potential for Linux jails on FreeBSD systems (ie, deployments
>>> making use of the Linxulator) to be impacted? Assuming amd64 here,
>>> too.
>>=20
>> Hard to say for certain, but I suspect the answer is yes. If the jail ha=
s the
>> vulnerable software installed, there is a decent chance it would be affe=
cted. At
>> that point, I would refer to the vulnerability statement published by th=
e Linux
>> distro the jail is based on. I don=E2=80=99t believe the vulnerability h=
as any kernel
>> dependencies that FreeBSD would provide protection.
>>=20
>> Certainly, in the world of being conservatively cautious, I would immedi=
ately
>> address any such Linux jails.
>>=20
>> Gordon
> My understanding is: the 'xz' built from FreeBSD is not impacted, but the=
 'xz' built from Linux and run based on FreeBSD Linux ABI could be impacted=
.
> Please correct my if I am wrong.
>=20
>=20
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