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XZ mitigation
There appears to be a string encoded in the binary payload:
https://gist.github.com/q3k/af3d93b6a1f399de28fe194add452d01#file-hashes-txt-L115
Which functions as a killswitch:
https://piaille.fr/@zeno/112185928685603910
Thus, one workaround for affected systems might be to add this to `/etc/environment`:
```
yolAbejyiejuvnup=Evjtgvsh5okmkAvj
```
+ restart ssh and systemd
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sgammon commented Mar 31, 2024

Screenshot 2024-03-30 at 8 26 43 PM

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sgammon commented Mar 31, 2024

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