Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked to Deploy Infostealer and eBPF Rootkit
Jun 12, 2026
Linux / Supply Chain Attack
Attackers took over more than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) this week and rewrote their build scripts to install a credential stealer on any machine that built them. The malware is a Rust binary built to harvest developer secrets. When it lands with root, it can also load an eBPF rootkit to hide itself. The AUR is Arch Linux's community package collection, and it is separate from the official Arch repositories, which were not affected. If you installed or updated an AUR package on or after June 11, check it against the current affected-package lists before trusting the host. The list of names is large, still growing, and not yet complete. This attack goes after the trust model, not a software flaw. The compromised packages kept their names, their histories, and the trust that came with them. Only the build instructions changed. The trap sat in the recipe, leaving the package itself looking exactly like the software users meant to install. No exploit, no ze...
