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‘Trojan Source’ Bug Threatens the Security of All Code
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/trojan-source-bug-threatens-the-security-of-all-code/
Does this strike you as unusually threatening compared to other bugs that have been discovered in recent years? Headline aside, the article's tone seemed mild to me, and it looks like several organizations are taking steps to mitigate the issue.
But my knowledge of computer security is rudimentary at best — do the stakes seem very high to you?