Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR MAY 27, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ___________________________ Sponsors ________________________________ This newsletter sponsored by: TechRepublic _____________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ TURBOLINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT: PACKAGE: GPM-1.19.1 AND EARLIER "The gpm-root program, included in the gpm package, contains a programming error whereby a call to setgid() fails, and defaults to the group of the gpm-root binary. The group for the gpm-root binary in the affected installations is root." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=22483 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CNET NEWS.COM/AP: FBI WARNS OF NEW OUTLOOK COMPUTER VIRUS "A new computer virus dubbed "Killer Resume" is spreading through email systems using the Microsoft Outlook program, the FBI said. Anti-virus companies reported late yesterday that several corporate email systems had already been infected, and some shut down..." COMPLETE STORY: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1960645.html?tag=st.ne.1002.thed.ni /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ FREE WEB RESOURCE FOR IT PROS -- JOIN TECHREPUBLIC! Your FREE TechRepublic Passport gives you access to all content at TechRepublic.com. Plus, customize the site to your IT specialty! Got questions about Net Security? Find answers about that--and more! http://www.enlist.com/cgi-bin/re/techrepublic_com769 \--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/ LINUXNEWBIE.ORG: SETTING UP PORTSENTRY "...as the person scanning you trips Portsentry, your computer stops responding to them. Even if you have services open, your computer will not respond when they scan those ports." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/security/portsentry1.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the other sites in the Linux Channel: Linux Planet <http://www.linuxplanet.com>, LinuxStart <http://www.linuxstart.com>, Linux Central <http://www.linuxcentral.com>, and JustLinux <http://www.justlinux.com>. Also, check out the ISP-Linux Moderated Digest <http://isp-lists.isp-planet.com/moderated/isp-linux/>. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To advertise on our newsletters and 125+ more at internet.com, please contact Frank Fazio: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Director, Inside Sales (203)-662-2997 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright 2000 internet.com Corp. <http://www.internet.com>. ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utk berhenti langganan, kirim email ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Informasi arsip di http://www.linux.or.id/milis.php3 Pengelola dapat dihubungi lewat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
