Fwd: Linux security threat -fwd-

[Nick Boulter]

I have been reading the list for some time, and have had personal contact 
with some other members.  This came through my email from the university 
(Bristol, England) and I thought some of you might be interested.

Nick.


>From: Oliver Miles <oliver.miles@bristol.ac.uk>
>Reply-To: oliver.miles@bristol.ac.uk
>To: cs-dept@compsci.bristol.ac.uk
>Subject: Linux security threat <fwd>
>Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:32:22 +0100
>
>--- Begin Forwarded Message ---
>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:30:16 +0100 (BST)
>From: John Murphy <J.Murphy@bristol.ac.uk>
>Subject: Linux security threat
>Sender: owner-bris-ss@bristol.ac.uk
>To: bris-ss@bristol.ac.uk
>
>Reply-To: John Murphy <J.Murphy@bristol.ac.uk>
>Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.95q.990609102842.3718A-100000@zeus.bris.ac.uk>
>
>
>
>RE: LINUX SECURITY THREAT
>
>FAO: ANYONE LOOKING AFTER LINUX BASED SYSTEMS
>
>
>We've received notification of a current security threat to Linux based
>systems. Indeed a number of machines here at Bristol have already been
>compromised.
>
>For details of this threat and how to protect your systems against it,
>please look at:
>
>	http://www.cse.bris.ac.uk/pcs/linux/mountd-vul.html
>
>IMPORTANT:
>
>	* DON'T PANIC!
>	* Read the above web page as soon as you can
>	* Act on it at a convenient (and planned) time in the near future
>	* Call us if you need help with this
>
>
>Regards,
>
>John Murphy, J.Murphy@bris.ac.uk, x7863
>Martin Radford, Martin.Radford@bristol.ac.uk, x3048
>
>Computing Service.
>
>
>
>
>--- End Forwarded Message ---
>
>
>----------------------
>Oliver Miles, PC + Mac Sys Admin
>CompSci, ElecEng, FacEng AUT rep.
>Dept Computer Science, University of Bristol
>Merchant Venturers Building, Bristol BS8 1UB
>tel:0117-954 5158,  fax:0117-954 5208
>
>


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