Well.
module_hunter and scprint
(http://themightyowl.com/ExitTheMatrix/misc/kernel_auditor/) (thanks to
Angus) don't report any error...

I'm not sure what to think...

Le mercredi 31 décembre 2008 à 22:51 +0000, John Horne a écrit :

> On Wed, 2008-12-31 at 08:22 -0500, Angus McIntyre wrote:
> > My overnight run of rkhunter 1.3.2 on a Fedora Core 7 machine issued 
> > the following warning:
> > 
> >    Warning: Sebek LKM                                [ Warning ]
> >    Kernel symbol 'adore or sebek' found
> > 
> > The log lines read:
> > 
> >    [04:37:32] Checking for Sebek LKM...
> >    [04:37:32]   Checking for kernel symbol 'adore or sebek'     [ Found ]
> >    [04:37:32] Warning: Sebek LKM                                [ Warning ]
> >    [04:37:32]          Kernel symbol 'adore or sebek' found
> > 
> > When I re-run the check manually, rkhunter gives the system an 
> > all-clear and doesn't report any sign of Sebek.
> > 
> Hmm, odd. The sebek check is done by looking in the /proc/ksyms
> or /proc/kallsyms file for 'sebek'. The check for adore does the same,
> but it also has additional checks, like looking at the stored module
> names and running processes. As such if adore was found, then I would
> expect more than one test to fail (unless the kernel module was
> installed, RKH ran, and then the module removed). Similarly if sebek was
> installed then I would expect it to still be there, unless it has since
> been removed.
> 
> > Running chkrootkit reports:
> > 
> >    Checking `lkm'... You have     1 process hidden for readdir command
> >    You have     1 process hidden for ps command
> >    chkproc: Warning: Possible LKM Trojan installed
> > 
> >    Checking `chkutmp'... *** stack smashing detected ***: ./chkutmp
> >    terminated
> >    /usr/lib/chkrootkit-0.48/chkrootkit: line 172:
> >    22700 Aborted                 ./chkutmp
> > 
> Not good that another package reports a possible LKM as well.
> 
> > Do I assume that my system is compromised,
> >
> I would certainly treat it as suspicious. The FAQ contains a bit more
> info about what to do if a rootkit is found. Ultimately though it means
> offlining the system and rebuilding it.
> 
> >  and that the attackers 
> > have not only installed Sebek, but have crippled rkhunter so that it 
> > can't detect it any more?
> > 
> You can install the latest RKH version as a standalone install (details
> in the latest README of how to install RKH without actually installing
> it). Run this, and see if sebek/adore is still detected.
> 
> My concern, however, would be that even if RKH says that it is no longer
> there, it did say that it was there before. And that means the system
> has been compromised.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> John.
> 


Cordialement,
Frank Soyer
Systea IG
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