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Now that the xz flaw is fixed how badly has it hurt open source's reputation?

Episode Summary

It's now been a week since the accidental discovery of a fatal flaw in Fedora Linux 40; Fedora Rawhide developer distribution. Debian Unstable, and Kali Linux that would have allowed total control of operating systems that underpin the backbone of the technology industry.

Episode Notes

Joining the show this week is Thomas Claburn, who covered the original story, The Register's security editor Jessica Lyons, as well as editor in chief (and open source coder) Chris Williams with the host Iain Thomson.This episode was produced by Brandon Vigliarolo.