Re: [masq] 1st virus in Linux :( (fwd)

Systemkennung Linux (linux@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de)
Sun, 9 Feb 1997 18:33:21 +0100 (MET)


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> First: see the linux-security list if you're really interested in this.

Maybe still remotely interesting for this list - the output of strings
run on the posted bliss executable contains some fragments that look
as if the virus tries to modify the kernel sources such that a call
to umask(2) with the appropriate parameter will set uid/gid/euid/egid
to root. I didn't verify that bliss acctually does this but just the
thought ...

Ralf