Malicious Package Affecting chal package, versions *
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Exploit Maturity
Mature
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- published 29 Aug 2022
- disclosed 12 Aug 2022
- credit Sonatype
How to fix?
Avoid using all malicious instances of the chal package.
Overview
chal is a malicious package. This package contains a malicious code that infects Linux hosts with cryptominers by downloading a malicious Bash script from the attacker server via a Bitly URL.
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version 3.1