FS#34548 - [chkrootkit] systemd mistaken for rootkit

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Clemens Buchacher (drizzd) - Monday, 01 April 2013, 12:40 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 18:43 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 3
Private No

Details

Description:

This software considers systemd a malicious rootkit. See also https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=636231.

Both the website www.chkrootkit.org and the source code mirror www.reznor.com are down.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
chkrootkit 0.49-3


Steps to reproduce:

$ chkrootkit | grep INFECTED
Searching for Suckit rootkit... Warning: /sbin/init INFECTED
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Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 18:43 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't fix
Additional comments about closing:  chkrootkit was removed from the repos
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 02 April 2013, 12:59 GMT
We should really drop this package. Upstream is dead, there hasn't been any development for years, so I doubt this tool is still useful when hunting for infections.
Comment by Mike Cloaked (mcloaked) - Thursday, 04 April 2013, 12:55 GMT
Check the date of the original entry!

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