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[ale] backdoor
- Subject: [ale] backdoor
- From: mhirsch at nubridges.com (Michael D. Hirsch)
- Date: Fri Nov 21 15:25:09 2003
- In-reply-to: <FBB7FA61DBA2D5118D4F00065B046D6EC08AD3@POLYMAIN2>
- References: <FBB7FA61DBA2D5118D4F00065B046D6EC08AD3@POLYMAIN2>
On Friday 21 November 2003 10:25 am, Preston Boyington wrote:
> As I am trying to catch up on my email I came across someone speaking of a
> "recent backdoor discovery in the kernel programme"
>
> Anyone care to enlighten me on this? I am in the process of work/moving
> and haven't had adequate "computer time" to look this up.
A CVS mirror of the bitkeeper kernel archive was cracked and a backdoor
inserted. Few people use that server and the breakin was discovered quickly,
so I am not worried about that particular incident affecting me.
Michael
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- [ale] backdoor
- From: PBoyington at polyengineering.com (Preston Boyington)