Security

Question:

I installed linux keylogger using

sudo apt-get install lkl

and got it working using

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-674-1 November 19, 2008 hplip vulnerabilities CVE-2008-2940, CVE-2008-2941 ===========================================================

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: hplip 0.9.7-4ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 7.10: hplip 2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: hplip 2.8.2-0ubuntu8.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-673-1 November 19, 2008 libxml2 vulnerabilities CVE-2008-4225, CVE-2008-4226 ===========================================================

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libxml2 2.6.24.dfsg-1ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 7.10: libxml2 2.6.30.dfsg-2ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libxml2 2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 8.10: libxml2 2.6.32.dfsg-4ubuntu1.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your sessions to effect the necessary changes.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-672-1 November 17, 2008 clamav vulnerability CVE-2008-5050 ===========================================================

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.10: libclamav5 0.94.dfsg.1-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-671-1 November 17, 2008 mysql-dfsg-5.0 vulnerabilities CVE-2008-2079, CVE-2008-3963, CVE-2008-4097, CVE-2008-4098 ===========================================================

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.11 Ubuntu 7.10: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.45-1ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Question:

This was interesting....

In all the years I've been traveling, I was minding my own business, surfin the net, and I get this popup saying a computer at ip address 10.x.x.x (whatever the IP was) wants to make a remote desktop connection to your computer. The IP is in the range assigned by DHCP here in the hotel.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-670-1 November 13, 2008 vm-builder vulnerability https://bugs.launchpad.net/+bug/296841
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-669-1 November 11, 2008

gnome-screensaver vulnerabilities CVE-2007-6389, CVE-2008-0887 ===========================================================

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 7.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-666-1 November 07, 2008 dovecot vulnerability CVE-2008-4907 ===========================================================
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 8.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.10: dovecot-imapd 1:1.1.4-0ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Referenced CVEs: CVE-2008-4395
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-662-2          November 06, 2008
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22/24 vulnerability
CVE-2008-4395
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS