chkrootkit and vncserver

Benjamin J. Weiss benjamin at weiss.name
Mon May 24 13:21:20 UTC 2004


From: "Steven Stern" <subscribed-lists at sterndata.com>
> This morning's normal system checks triggered alarms.  Chkrootkit reported
a
> possible LKM trojan.
>
> Checking `lkm'... You have     5 process hidden for readdir command
> You have     5 process hidden for ps command
> Warning: Possible LKM Trojan installed
>
> I've tracked this down to vncserver.  I have one X session assigned to
VNC.
>
> If I do /sbin/service vncserver stop, then chkrootkit reports no LKM
problem.
> When I restart the server, the LKM message reappears.
>
> Can anyone else verify this on their system?

What are you running, FC1 or FC2?

Ben





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