Removing Unused LSI MegaRAID Storage Management Software on Ubuntu Linux to Eliminate Open Port 3071 Vulnerability

Vulnerability scans may detect and indicate that port 3071 is Open/Listening because of the installed LSI MegaRAID Storage Management software (LSI MSM) on an Ubuntu Linux server that does not have hardware support for RAID configuration. IF IT IS NOT BEING USED, the software may be removed to eliminate this vulnerability.

Protecting Linux-based exacqVision Systems from the “Ghost” Vulnerability

A critical vulnerability, commonly called “Ghost,” allows attackers to execute malicious code on Linux-based systems. For details on this vulnerability, see http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/highly-critical-ghost-allowing-code-execution-affects-most-linux-systems/.The following versions of Ubuntu already include protection against the vulnerability: <br> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libc6 2.15-0ubuntu10.10Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libc6 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.20 <br> To determine the currently installed version of Ubuntu, enter the following command in… Continue reading Protecting Linux-based exacqVision Systems from the “Ghost” Vulnerability