From owner-freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 3 16:47:34 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3811F16A4CF for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:47:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from anduril.ncsa.uiuc.edu (anduril.ncsa.uiuc.edu [141.142.102.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A999D43FEA for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:47:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdugan@anduril.ncsa.uiuc.edu) Received: by anduril.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Postfix, from userid 501) id AF123182C4F; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:47:44 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:47:44 -0600 From: Jon Dugan To: hubs@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031204004744.GA1040@ncsa.uiuc.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031203234849.7238C2A7EA@canning.wemm.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Subject: Re: HEADS UP! Watch out for security on your machines and exploits! X-BeenThere: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Distributions Hubs: mail sup ftp List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 00:47:34 -0000 In addition there may be a vulnerability in rsync running in daemon mode. I received a forwarded email about this, so it is unverified at this time, but if you offer rsyncd access you may wish to monitor this. On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 03:48:49PM -0800, Peter Wemm wrote: > There's definately a targeting of open source projects and infrastructure > machines going on. Another linux mirror has been compromised. There's > worrying developments on savannah.gnu.org, etc. > > Please take EXTRA care to watch your mirrors for 'funny stuff' and make damn > sure that you're fully up todate with patches. > > Being a cvsup*/ftp*/etc mirror means that you're going to be scanned and > probed. Especially now. > > Cheers, > -Peter > -- > Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com > "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hubs > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hubs-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Jon Dugan | Senior Network Engineer, NCSA Network Research jdugan@ncsa.uiuc.edu | 269 CAB, 605 E Springfield, Champaign, IL 61820 217-244-7715 | http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~jdugan/