Hi Pierre,

Thanks for the information. I was able to find out where the bug is
and the fix is available at:

http://www.ossec.net/files/snapshots/ossec-hids-071129.tar.gz


Just update to this new version and the problem should go away.


Thanks,

--
Daniel B. Cid
dcid ( at ) ossec.net


On Nov 29, 2007 8:55 AM, Pierre Boisvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Daniel,
>
> Here the information you are requesting:
>
>
> Result of the strace:
>
> read(4, "", 4096)                       = 0
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {5, 0})     = 0 (Timeout)
> read(4, "", 4096)                       = 0
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {5, 0})     = 0 (Timeout)
> read(4, "", 4096)                       = 0
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {5, 0})     = 0 (Timeout)
> read(4, "", 4096)                       = 0
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {5, 0})     = 0 (Timeout)
> read(4, "", 4096)                       = 0
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {5, 0})     = 0 (Timeout)
> read(4, "", 4096)                       = 0
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {5, 0})     = 0 (Timeout)
> read(4, "", 4096)                       = 0
> select(0, NULL, NULL, NULL, {5, 0})     = 0 (Timeout)
> time(NULL)                              = 1196312447
> read(4, "", 4096)                       = 0
> close(4)                                = 0
> munmap(0xb7f88000, 4096)                = 0
> open("/logs/alerts/2007/Nov/ossec-alerts-29.log", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE) = -1 
> ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> --- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) ---
>
>
> Also,  here the ossec.conf file:  (clean from private information)
>
> Hope this help,
>
> ossec_config>
>   <global>
>     <email_notification>yes</email_notification>
>     <email_to>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email_to>
>     <smtp_server>dddd.servername.com.</smtp_server>
>     <email_from>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email_from>
>   </global>
>
>  <email_alerts>
>    <email_to>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email_to>
>    <rule_id>101702</rule_id>
>    <do_not_delay />
>    <do_not_group />
>   </email_alerts>
>
>  <email_alerts>
>    <email_to>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</email_to>
>    <rule_id>101702</rule_id>
>    <do_not_delay />
>    <do_not_group />
>   </email_alerts>
>
>
>   <syscheck>
>     <!-- Frequency that syscheck is executed - default to every 6 hours -->
>     <frequency>21600</frequency>
>
>     <!-- Directories to check  (perform all possible verifications) -->
>     <directories check_all="yes">/etc,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin</directories>
>     <directories check_all="yes">/bin,/sbin</directories>
>
>     <!-- Files/directories to ignore -->
>     <ignore>/etc/mtab</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/mnttab</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/hosts.deny</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/mail/statistics</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/random-seed</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/adjtime</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/httpd/logs</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/utmpx</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/wtmpx</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/cups/certs</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/dumpdates</ignore>
>     <ignore>/etc/svc/volatile</ignore>
>
>     <!-- Windows files to ignore -->
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/System32/LogFiles</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Debug</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/WindowsUpdate.log</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/iis6.log</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Logs</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/wbem/Repository</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Prefetch</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/PCHEALTH/HELPCTR/DataColl</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/SoftwareDistribution</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/Temp</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/config</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/spool</ignore>
>     <ignore>C:\WINDOWS/system32/CatRoot</ignore>
>   </syscheck>
>
>   <rootcheck>
>     <rootkit_files>/var/ossec/etc/shared/rootkit_files.txt</rootkit_files>
>     
> <rootkit_trojans>/var/ossec/etc/shared/rootkit_trojans.txt</rootkit_trojans>
>   </rootcheck>
>
>   <global>
>     <white_list>127.0.0.1</white_list>
>     <white_list>^localhost.localdomain$</white_list>
>     <white_list>X.X.X.X</white_list>
>     <white_list>X.X.X.X</white_list>
>   </global>
>
>   <remote>
>     <connection>secure</connection>
>   </remote>
>
>   <alerts>
>     <log_alert_level>1</log_alert_level>
>     <email_alert_level>7</email_alert_level>
>   </alerts>
>
>   <command>
>     <name>host-deny</name>
>     <executable>host-deny.sh</executable>
>     <expect>srcip</expect>
>     <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
>   </command>
>
>   <command>
>     <name>firewall-drop</name>
>     <executable>firewall-drop.sh</executable>
>     <expect>srcip</expect>
>     <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
>   </command>
>
>   <command>
>     <name>disable-account</name>
>     <executable>disable-account.sh</executable>
>     <expect>user</expect>
>     <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
>   </command>
>
>   <command>
>     <name>route-null</name>
>     <executable>route-null.sh</executable>
>     <expect>srcip</expect>
>     <timeout_allowed>yes</timeout_allowed>
>   </command>
>
>
>   <!-- Active Response Config -->
>   <active-response>
>     <!-- This response is going to execute the host-deny
>        - command for every event that fires a rule with
>        - level (severity) >= 6.
>        - The IP is going to be blocked for  600 seconds.
>       -->
>     <command>host-deny</command>
>     <location>local</location>
>     <level>6</level>
>     <timeout>600</timeout>
>   </active-response>
>
>   <active-response>
>     <!-- Firewall Drop response. Block the IP for
>        - 600 seconds on the firewall (iptables,
>        - ipfilter, etc).
>       -->
>     <command>firewall-drop</command>
>     <location>local</location>
>     <level>6</level>
>     <timeout>600</timeout>
>   </active-response>
>
>   <remote>
>     <connection>syslog</connection>
>     <port>514</port>
>     <allowed-ips>X.X.X.X</allowed-ips>
>     <allowed-ips>X.X.X.X</allowed-ips>
>    </remote>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Daniel Cid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:05:51 PM
> Subject: [ossec-list] Re: maild always stop running
>
>
> Hi Pierre (and Aaron),
>
> Thanks for the report. I never saw similar behavior on ossec-maild, so
> I would need a bit more information
> to understand what is going on. Can you show us your config? Are you
> using the granular e-mail alerts?
>
> If possible, can you stop ossec-maild and start it manually using:
>
>
> # strace -f /var/ossec/bin/ossec-maild -d -d
>
>
> -Or (gdb is preferred)
>
> # gdb /var/ossec/bin/ossec-maild
> (gdb) set follow-fork-mode child
> (gdb) run -d -d  --> (after it crashes, run bt)
> (gdb) bt
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Daniel B. Cid
> dcid ( at ) ossec.net
>
>
> On Nov 26, 2007 10:40 AM, Aaron Bliss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I'm actually seeing the same issue.  Server is running on RedHat ES 5
> > box.  No errors in the logs, the mailer daemon simply stops running
> > after 4 or 5 days....
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> >
> > Pierre Boisvert wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I would to have some help to be able to find out why the maild
>  process on my Ossec server is always stopping.
> > >
> > > I'm running ossec on fedora 7, with Ossec-WUI.  Everything else is
>  working fine.  I don't see any message in the ossec.log file regarding
>  this issue.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Timononk
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > --
> > Aaron Bliss
> > Systems Administrator
> > SUNY Brockport
> > (585) 395-2417
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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