Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR AUGUST 24, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ SECURITY PORTAL: FIREWALLS - OVERVIEW "A firewall is generally a separator and protector between one thing and another. Traditionally used in building to help contain fires and prevent their rapid spread, the modern firewall is a computer running software allowing it to filter information passing through." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.securityportal.com/topnews/fw20000822.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ SECURITY PORTAL: SECURITY TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVABILITY "The same applies to cars. I don't care how sophisticated your car door's lock is -- I can just smash the window in with a brick." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.securityportal.com/closet/closet20000823.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUXSECURITY.COM: COMPLETE REFERENCE GUIDE TO CREATING A REMOTE LOG SERVER "A remote log server is nothing more then a system preconfigured at install-time to provide hard drive space for other systems to log to. This system must be completely secured and locked down." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxsecurity.com/feature_stories/feature_story-64.html /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ SEARCHING FOR A SPECIFIC LINUX PRODUCT? Linux Central has a comprehensive inventory of everything you need to get started with Linux. It's the most convenient place to get Linux hardware, software, games and gear on the internet. Visit http://www.linuxcentral.com \--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUX-MANDRAKE SECURITY UPDATE ADVISORY: XLOCKMORE "A bug exists in previous versions of xlockmore with display name passing "%d" as the display name. This bug is corrected in this version." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=26681 ------------------------------------------------------------------ SLASHDOT: PGP VULNERABILITY DISCOVERED "A very serious PGP vulnerability was just discovered. Using this vulnerability, an attacker can create a modified version of someone's public key that will force a sender to encrypt messages to that person AND to the attacker." COMPLETE STORY: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/08/24/155214&mode=nocomment ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the other sites in the Linux Channel: Linux Planet <http://www.linuxplanet.com>, LinuxStart <http://www.linuxstart.com>, Linux Central <http://www.linuxcentral.com>, and JustLinux <http://www.justlinux.com>. 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