Is Netreo Vulnerable to the CVE-2024-3094 xz Utils backdoor vulnerability?
  • 01 Apr 2024
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Is Netreo Vulnerable to the CVE-2024-3094 xz Utils backdoor vulnerability?

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No. Netreo is NOT vulnerable to this exploit.

On Friday, March 29, 2024, it was announced that researchers had discovered a vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions. Specifically within the liblzma data compression library (xz Utils versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1). This vulnerability could be exploited to compromise OpenSSH and allow an attacker to remotely access unauthorized systems. This exploit has been catalogued as CVE-2024-3094.

We have confirmed that Netreo systems do not use the affected versions of xz Utils, so it is not vulnerable. Additionally, Netreo does not expose OpenSSH to the public internet on networks under its control, which is necessary for an external attacker to exploit vulnerable instances.

If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact Netreo Support.


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