Shikitega malware

There is new nasty Linux malware - Shikitega (see links below). Are we endangered? Do we need to be afraid?

Powerful New Linux Malware Shikitega Uses Unusual Multi-Stage Stealth - Slashdot
​​https://m.slashdot.org/story/404557

New Linux Cryptomining Malware - Schneier on Security
​https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/09/new-linux-cryptomining-malware.html

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I just read the CVE’s behind and seems like TurrisOS is not using polkit/pkexec CVE - CVE-2021-4034 nor overlayfs with older kernels CVE - CVE-2021-3493 Maybe TurrisOS 4.x and older does use not patched kernel but no docker and overlayfs. I guess we should be safe.