Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR AUGUST 29, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ SJ MERCURY/AP: COMPUTER ANALYSTS MULL COMPUTER BUGS "Many argue that fast, full disclosure of a vulnerability alerts computer users to take precautions and pushes software makers to provide a quick solution. Others say telling about how software is vulnerable to hackers before companies have a chance to fix the problem only invites attack. ... "There needs to be a Hippocratic Oath for security professionals..." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/breaking/ap/docs/348408l.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------ CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - XCHAT "The IRC client Xchat allows one to right-click an URL and open many different browsers with it. This is done by opening the broswer via the shell, and commands inside the URL could be expanded by the shell and executed." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=26847 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CALDERA SECURITY UPDATE: LD.SO UNSETENV PROBLEM "A bug has been discovered in ld.so that could allow local users to obtain super user privilege." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=26848 /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ 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 Investing http://www.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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- You are currently subscribed to linuxtodaysecurity-text as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utk berhenti langganan, kirim email ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Informasi arsip di http://www.linux.or.id/milis.php3 Pengelola dapat dihubungi lewat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
