> On Monday 25 October 2004 12:07, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> > On Sun, 24 Oct 2004, Matt Navarre wrote:
> > > Isn't linux_base based on RedHat? There are ls and mkdir binaries in
> > > /usr/compat/linux/bin, I suppose those could be affected by this.
> >
> > Over on Full-Disclosure they reckon it's a trojan, as it's unsigned and
> > not in the usual format for such announcements.
> >
> Yeah, it is. http://www.redhat.com/security/ 

Actuallly, it's not. According to the RedHat page you cite above,
security alerts are sent by:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

The From: line in the bogus message is:

From: RedHat Security Team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 

Apparently, the sender couldn't be bothered to get it right.

Don
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