**Backdoor**: Urgent Security Alert – Popular Data Compression Library Compromised with Malicious Code, RedHat Warns
An urgent security alert was issued by RedHat on Friday, warning about a supply chain attack affecting two versions of the XZ Utils data compression library. The compromised versions, 5.6.0 and 5.6.1, were found to contain malicious code allowing unauthorized remote access. The security breach, identified as CVE-2024-3094, poses a severe threat with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0. According to RedHat, the malicious code introduced into the library via complex obfuscations could enable interception …