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task #2083: Check for /dev/null in history

Submitter:  Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Peña <jfs>
Submitted:  -
   
 
Category:  New security checks Should Start On:  Mon 21 Apr 2003 10:00:00 PM UTC
Should be Finished on:  - Priority:  4
Status:  None Privacy:  Public
Assigned to:  jfs Percent Complete:  Any
Open/Closed:  Open Effort:  0.00

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This check should be added to the check_known script and it's quite simple. Just go through all users and check if ~/.history is linked to /dev/null.

This usually means a server compromise...

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Peña <jfs>
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