Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR JUNE 20, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ TURBOLINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT: PACKAGE: KERNEL-2.2.15 AND EARLIER "An unsafe fgets() usage in sendmail's mail.local exposes the setuid() security hole in the Linux kernel. This vunlnerability allows local users to obtain root privilege by exploiting setuid root applications." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=23625 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CHRISTOPHER A SHEPHERD: BUFFER OVERFLOWS AND THE POWERPC "An introduction to standard buffer-overflow exploits on the PowerPC in a three-part series, to encourage further full-disclosure review of the vulnerabilities of PowerPC operating systems." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=23634 /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ NEED TO LEARN ABOUT LINUX FAST? Your Linux Adventure Begins Here� LinuxStart.com gives you all the latest Linux news and events. Offering tutorials, games, development, documentation and system support, it offers you all the information you need to get started with Linux. Don't hesitate, visit: http://www.linuxstart.com \--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/>. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For information about advertising in this newsletter, contact Frank Fazio, Director of Inside Sales, internet.com Corporation Call (203)662-2997 or write mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This newsletter is published by internet.com Corporation http://internet.com - The Internet Industry Portal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn about other free newsletters offered by internet.com or to change your subscription - http://e-newsletters.internet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ internet.com's network of more than 100 Websites are organized into 14 channels... Internet Technology http://internet.com/sections/it.html E-Commerce/Marketing http://internet.com/sections/marketing.html Web Developer http://internet.com/sections/webdev.html Windows Internet Technology http://internet.com/sections/win.html Linux/Open Source http://internet.com/sections/linux.html Internet Resources http://internet.com/sections/resources.html Internet Lists http://internet.com/sections/lists.html ISP Resources http://internet.com/sections/isp.html Downloads http://internet.com/sections/downloads.html International http://internet.com/sections/international.html Internet News http://internet.com/sections/news.html Internet Stocks/VC http://internet.com/sections/stocks.html ASP Resources http://internet.com/sections/asp.html Wireless Internet http://internet.com/sections/wireless.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To find an answer - http://search.internet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For information on reprinting or linking to internet.com content: http://internet.com/corporate/permissions.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright (c) 2000 internet.com Corporation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utk berhenti langganan, kirim email ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Informasi arsip di http://www.linux.or.id/milis.php3 Pengelola dapat dihubungi lewat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
