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## xz-backdoor.md

      
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                xz-utils backdoor situation (CVE-2024-3094)
              
          
    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

  
## gist:8635153
#!/bin/bash
# creates a private key from a 'brain wallet'
if [ -z "$1"  ]; then
 echo "provide the bitcoin brain wallet seed to get the private key:";
 read SEED;
else
 SEED=$1;
fi
echo "seed (brain wallet): $SEED";
echo -n "bitcoin private key: ";
	#!/bin/bash
	# creates a private key from a 'brain wallet'
	if [ -z "$1" ]; then
	echo "provide the bitcoin brain wallet seed to get the private key:";
	read SEED;
	else
	SEED=$1;
	fi
	echo "seed (brain wallet): $SEED";
	echo -n "bitcoin private key: ";