PT-2020-21537
Published
2020-09-02
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Updated
2020-09-02
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
destroyer-of-worlds (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue concerns a package that contains malicious code, specifically a bash script run as a postinstall script. This script is designed to delete system files and exhaust system resources by creating a large file, initiating a fork bomb, and executing an endless loop. The malicious code targets UNIX systems.
Recommendations
Remove the
destroyer-of-worlds package from your environment and perform additional incident response on your system's files and processes. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾