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This article claims the exploit is old news (publicly leaked 2016) an attempt to detract attention from Chinese spying.
Note I'm not sure how reputable the register is, but it's interesting to have a counter viewpoint
It deserves another look by developers though, may not be exactly the same version, just a similar group of trojans with akin purposes?
I suppose you are right, if it makes Linux more secure.