Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR JULY 2, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT: PACKAGE: DUMP "There is a buffer overflow in the restore program < 0.4b17. Being SUID root in our default installation, an attacker can exploit this to gain root privileges. There was also an issue where the computer could be in a non-response state for a few seconds." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=24268 /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ RECEIVE VALUABLE LINUX / OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION BY E-MAIL Subscribe to our Linux / Open Source e-mail lists today and you'll receive targeted mailings that will notify you of products and services that meet your interests. Subscribers to these free lists will receive occasional e-mailed announcements of special offers relating to Linux / Open Source. Sign up today at http://e-newsletters.internet.com/mailinglists.html \--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/ APPWATCH: WU-FTPD 2.6.1 RELEASED "This release fixes the recent root compromise problems discovered in version 2.6.0, and includes other fixes and improvements." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=24279 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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]
