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March 29th, 2024 | Simon Riggs has died
Mar 31, 2024
The podcast discusses the unfortunate passing of Simon Riggs and reflects on his legacy in the tech community. They also explore topics such as voice cloning technology, conservation efforts in Romania, workplace wage disparities, and cybersecurity issues like the XZ backdoor exploit.
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- Security breach in XZ/liblzma raises concerns for SSH servers, prompting discussion on reverting versions for safety measures.
- Simon Riggs' tragic death marks a significant loss in the database technology community, honoring his contributions and legacy to Postgres.
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Revealing a Backdoor in Exi Libelzma
Andres Freund reveals a sinister backdoor in Exi versions 5, 6.0, and 5, 6.1 tarballs, manipulating build processes to compromise SSH servers, primarily affecting X86 to 64 Linux systems. Alex Gaynor recommends reverting to earlier versions to avoid this security breach, triggering discussions on older versions' potential compromise and the suspension of involved GitHub accounts.
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