“A few good articles were released this week. Some of them
included “Securing Linux: Part 2,” “LILO Security Tips,” and “Sudo
and other ways to avoid root.” Also this week, an independent
review board issued their final report on Carnivore concluding that
“the electronic wiretap system was an effective law-enforcement
tool, drawing fire from critics who said it was too invasive.”
“This week, advisories were released for tcsh, ghostscript, joe,
rp-pppoe, ed, bitchx, pam, apcupsd, mc, pico/pine, and zope. The
vendors include Conectiva, Caldera, Immunix, Mandrake, and Red Hat.
It is critical that you update all vulnerable packages to reduce
the risk of being compromised.”