Three separate explanations of why that’s the case have appeared since the hack was first discovered. In essence, they boil down to the fact that kernel development is done using Linux creator Linus ...

The supply chain compromise of code used by most Linux distributions was discovered and fixed ‘before it posed a significant risk to the broader Linux community,’ says Red Hat’s Vincent Danen.

A contributor to an open-source project used by most Linux distributions was responsible for the insertion of a backdoor, security researchers said.