Bug 783631 - keystrokes recorded into btmp?
Summary: keystrokes recorded into btmp?
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 15
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
urgent
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Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-01-21 07:56 UTC by Tsan-Kuang Lee
Modified: 2012-01-21 08:15 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2012-01-21 08:15:16 UTC
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Description Tsan-Kuang Lee 2012-01-21 07:56:04 UTC
Description of problem:

After I upgraded to kernel 2.6.41.9-1.fc15.x86_64 , all my keystrokes are recorded into btmp.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

2.6.41.9-1.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:

As long as I'm running this kernel.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Type any keys, login into X, go to browser, etc.
2. As root, type "lastb -w" to see all the keystrokes recorded and shown under the column "username".
  
Additional info:

I reverted to the previous kernel (2.6.41.4-1.fc15.x86_64) in grub, the problem is gone.

I wonder anybody else is experiencing the same thing, or my yum is compromised.

Comment 1 Tsan-Kuang Lee 2012-01-21 08:15:16 UTC
Sorry, I failed to reproduce the problem on my machine. I think reverting to the previous kernel fixed the problem had nothing to do with the kernel itself, but the rebooting itself. Perhaps there was a LKM rootkit on my machine. I'll keep looking and submit another ticket if I have more evidence that it's the package's problem.

Sorry for the false alarm.


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