[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

CVS User joey joey at infodrom.org
Thu Jul 13 19:00:44 UTC 2006


Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2006-29.wml 
Log Message:
Compromise update

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-29.wml	2006/07/13 05:39:37	1.2
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-29.wml	2006/07/13 19:00:43	1.3
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@
 
 <p><strong>Debian Server compromised.</strong> James Troup <a
 href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/07/msg00003.html">\
-reported</a> that the Debian system administrators noticed that someone had
-managed to compromise gluck.debian.org.  The machine had been taken down
-immediately for investigation.</p>
+reported</a> that the Debian system administrators noticed that
+gluck.debian.org has been compromised.  The machine has been reinstalled and
+services restored after it had been taken down for investigation.  The
+intruder got <a href="$(HOME)/News/2005/20060713">access</a> via a compromised
+developer account and used a local kernel <a
+href="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2451">\
+vulnerability</a> to elevate privileges.
+
+</p>
 
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