Fedora 15 Update: rkhunter-1.3.8-12.fc15

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2012-0229
2012-01-07 22:27:11
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Name        : rkhunter
Product     : Fedora 15
Version     : 1.3.8
Release     : 12.fc15
URL         : http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/
Summary     : A host-based tool to scan for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits
Description :
Rootkit Hunter (RKH) is an easy-to-use tool which checks
computers running UNIX (clones) for the presence of rootkits
and other unwanted tools.

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Update Information:

Add /etc/.java directory to whitelist.
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ChangeLog:

* Fri Jan  6 2012 Kevin Fenzi <kevin at scrye.com> 1.3.8-12
- Add /etc/.java to whitelist. Fixes bug #770972
* Fri Nov 25 2011 Kevin Fenzi <kevin at scrye.com> - 1.3.8-11
- Add /usr/share/man/man5/.k5identity.5.gz to whitelisted hidden files.
* Wed Oct 12 2011 Jim Pirzyk <jim+rpm at pirzyk.org> - 1.3.8-10
- Update %files section so that some .dat files are marked %ghost
* Fri Aug  5 2011 Kevin Fenzi <kevin at scrye.com> - 1.3.8-9
- Add patch to fix ALLOWPROCDELFILE config option. fixes bug #727524
* Fri Jul  8 2011 Kevin Fenzi <kevin at scrye.com> - 1.3.8-8
- Fix typo
* Fri Jul  8 2011 Kevin Fenzi <kevin at scrye.com> - 1.3.8-7
- Add patch to fix out of the box warning on rkhunter script. 
- Fixes bug #719270
- Add etckeeper and tomboy files. Fixes bug #719265 and #719259
* Tue Jun 21 2011 Kevin Fenzi <kevin at scrye.com> - 1.3.8-6
- Change ssh check back to 2 - bug #596775
- Drop hard Requires on prelink. It will be used if present - bug #714067
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #770972 - Warning: Hidden directory found: /etc/.java
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770972
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use 
su -c 'yum update rkhunter' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

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