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FAQ on the xz-utils backdoor (CVE-2024-3094)

This is a living document. Everything in this document is made in good faith of being accurate, but like I just said; we don't yet know everything about what's going on.

Background

On March 29th, 2024, a backdoor was discovered in xz-utils, a suite of software that

barncastle

/*	Ghostbusters texture converter
    Copyright 2010 Jonathan Wilson

    The Ghostbusters texture converter is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
    Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
    version. See the file COPYING for more details.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

fusetim

import http.client
import http.cookies
import json
import base64
import hashlib
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import x25519
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes

SirYodaJedi

#!/bin/bash

for i in $(ls *.smp)
do 
	tail -c +161 $i > "$i.ogg"
done

mkdir vorbis
mv *.ogg vorbis

madkoding

Pairing Bluetooth Devices in Dual Boot with Linux Ubuntu and Windows 10/11

Introduction

This guide provides updated instructions for pairing Bluetooth devices (such as keyboards or mice) in a dual-boot environment with Linux Ubuntu and Windows 10/11, incorporating community feedback and suggestions.

Instructions

1. Pair in Linux First

• Pair your Bluetooth device in Linux. This is crucial to ensure the LinkKey remains consistent.
• Note: Do not re-pair the device in Linux after completing the pairing in Windows.

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Before starting, make sure you have a backup, and make sure to have a linux live boot ready to rescue your system. It's easy to mess this up!

1. Use gdisk to convert the partition table to GPT.

   gdisk /dev/sda

2. Create the "BIOS boot" partition that GRUB needs.

   n to create a new partition. Needs to be about 1MB. You can probably squeeze this in from sectors 34-2047. Use L or l to look up the code for "BIOS boot" (ef02).

3. Write the new partition table.

   w

4. Reload the partition table. > partprobe /dev/sda

wmealing

To limit a CPU to a certain C-state, you can pass the processor.max_cstate=X option in the kernel line of /boot/grub/grub.conf.

Here we limit the system to only C-State 1:

    kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-371.1.2.el5 ... processor.max_cstate=1

On some systems, the kernel can override the BIOS setting, and the parameter intel_idle.max_cstate=0 may be required to ensure sleep states are not entered: