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On Tuesday 31 May 2016 16:30:27 James wrote: |
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> Here is an interesting read:: |
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> Security brief: CoreOS Linux Alpha remote SSH issue |
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> May 19, 2016 · By Matthew Garrett |
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> <snippets> |
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> Gentoo defaults to ending the PAM configuration with an optional pam_permit. |
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> This meant that failing both pam_unix and pam_sss on CoreOS systems would |
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> surprisingly result in authentication succeeding, and access being granted. |
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> The operator user was not used by CoreOS, but existed because it exists in |
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> the Gentoo Portage system from which CoreOS is derived. |
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> <end/snippets> |
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> Full read [1]. It kinda shows that CoreOS is derived from Gentoo |
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> and not ChromeOS; at least when time to blame a security lapse elsewhere.... |
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> enjoy, |
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> James |
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> [1] https://coreos.com/blog/ |
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Does this mean we need to do anything to improve the security of our systems? |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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