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CERN announced at MiniDebConf that it is leaving its long-time RHEL/CentOS/SciLinux stack in favor of Debian, citing hardware obsolescence tied to the -march=x86-64-v2 flag. The transition aims to have about 2,200+ industrial and embedded systems running Debian 13 by the end of 2026, though onboarding faces tooling gaps for automated builds and multi-version package management.
RedHat issued an urgent security alert after discovering a backdoor in XZ Utils versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1, impacting major Linux distributions. The malicious code, with a maximum severity CVSS score, allows unauthorized remote access and interferes with the sshd daemon process. The compromised packages are present in Fedora 41 and Fedora Rawhide, prompting recommendations for users to downgrade to a safe version. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has advised users to downgrade XZ Utils to an uncompromised version.