• starblursd@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Jesus… Here we go again… as a normal Linux user non dev, do I just not update my PC for now? Until it’s known what devs may be compromised downstream?

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      2 months ago

      You’re pretty much only at risk on this one if you’re doing Javascript development or running a server. The popular Javascript and Python library repos seem to get successfully attacked a couple of times a year each.

      Linux main distro repos haven’t been reporting any significant breaches. You should be okay to update your system (but if you’re on Arch or one of its downstreams, maybe steer clear of AUR packages for now).

      • jsnfwlr@lemmy.ml
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        2 months ago

        That’s true as long as none of the apps you use as a user have the compromised packages bundled with them…

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        2 months ago

        Yea I use like 2 or 3 things from aur and they’re maintained by the developer… the recent aur attacks haven’t worried me a bit

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      2 months ago

      It feels like this shit happens weekly. Dont worry about it. Let the upstream nerds sort it out in their build process.