Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:00:14 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> Cc: "Harry M. Leitzell" <Harry_M_Leitzell@cmu.edu>, Liam Slusser <liam@tiora.net>, Kenny Drobnack <kdrobnac@mission.mvnc.edu>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Securing a system that's been rooted remotely (Was: BPF on in 3.3-RC GENERIC kernel) Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19990917155850.047bd680@localhost> In-Reply-To: <19990917134343.P16305@futuresouth.com> References: <4.2.0.58.19990916232349.047c27a0@localhost> <4.2.0.58.19990916185341.00aaf100@localhost> <Pine.SOL.3.96L.990916210821.19993A-100000@unix8.andrew.cmu .edu> <4.2.0.58.19990916232349.047c27a0@localhost>
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At 01:43 PM 9/17/99 -0500, Matthew D. Fuller wrote: >I can't imagine anyone who would need and use a high securelevel like >that, and still run a GENERIC kernel. If they do, then their worldview >would seem to be slightly skewed. I run a custom (2.1.5-REL) kernel on >musca, which is a 386 SX/20. It took 6 hours to compile. On mortis >(4.0-CURRENT) a kernel takes approx. 2 minutes to compile. This is not a >major time investment. If securelevel isn't set high, a hacker can switch you BACK to the generic kernel with a few keystrokes. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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