GParted Live Is Now Patched Against the XZ Backdoor, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.7 - 9to5Linux
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GParted Live 1.6.0-3 live system based on the GParted free partition manager is now available for download to address the XZ backdoor.
  • kingthrillgore
    20•1 month ago

    Its nice they patched this, but isn’t the surface area pretty small if you don’t use it with a networking stack?

    • unalivejoyEnglish
      10•1 month ago

      I’m also questioning why they need to update to 6.x in the first place.

      • @Lem453@lemmy.ca
        9•1 month ago

        Kernels very often have file system changes, makes sense that gparted would stay at the forefront of filesystem tech.

      • kingthrillgore
        1•1 month ago

        Well, that’s just so they stay on top of Filesystem support. GParted is my go-to rescue tool for even Windows fuckups