urgent notice on Linux security (fwd)

[dsr at tao.merseine.nu (dsr at tao.merseine.nu)]

On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 03:38:21PM -0500, David Kramer wrote:
> 
> This was from another list I'm on.  I know nothing else about it.
> 
> is that these breakins occurred en masse.  My friends suspect that
> whatever this vulnerability is it is easily detectable and
> exploitable through portscans of netblocks.

So what I want to know is, what port and what signature?

Haven't seen any further discussion.

-dsr-