Also Sprach Seth Arnold <sarnold@private>: > On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 09:16:29AM -0800, Alan wrote: > > > New security vulnerability affects Linux. The "A Linux Intrusion > > > Detection System" security patch for the Linux kernel reportedly creates > > > a security vulnerability. Exploitation is easy and local users may be > > > able to gain unrestricted root privileges. (SecuriTeam.com, 10 JAN 02) > > > > *Which* intrusion detection patch? That covers a number of projects. > > LIDS. Linux Intrusion Detection System. (The fun part is, last I > checked, they had ditched their IDS approach to provide something more > like traditional MAC. :) > > > That is like saying "A common Windows DLL may cause a problem". It does not > > tell you what you need to know. (I know. A bad example.) > > Yeah. Talk about poor project naming. :) Yeah yeah yeah. But unlike *someone else's* MAC system, it's open source. *cough* ;) Wil -- W. Reilly Cooley wcooley@private Naked Ape Consulting http://nakedape.cc irc.linux.com #orlug,#pdxlug,#lnxs ink, n.: A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic, and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual crime. -- H.L. Mencken
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