, SecurityFocus 2003-11-06
Software developers on Wednesday detected and thwarted a hacker's scheme to submerge a slick backdoor in the next version of the Linux kernel, but security experts say the abortive caper proves that extremely subtle source code tampering is more than just the stuff of paranoid speculation.
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Thwarted Linux backdoor hints at smarter hacks
2003-11-09
Anonymous (4 replies)
Anonymous (4 replies)
Thwarted Linux backdoor hints at smarter hacks
2003-11-11
Cid Skid the Former Script K1d (3 replies)
Cid Skid the Former Script K1d (3 replies)
The other part is that if you put in a really subtle back door, would you then attempt to use it flagrantly or would you also use it in a subtle way?
Not an issue though if you're using SElinux. Perhaps we should go over this with a very fine tooth comb though.
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