Bug#506721: RFA: chkrootkit -- rootkit detector

[Francois Marier <francois@debian.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: normal

I request an adopter for the chkrootkit package.

The package is not in a bad shape at the moment, but there are a number of
bugs (some with proposed patches) that need to be looked at.

Also, the package deviates from upstream quite a bit and a number of patches
(which I have just converted to dpatch) need to be sent to the upstream developers.

The packaging is currently maintained here:

  http://git.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/chkrootkit.git

I have little time to help with the maintenance of the package itself, but would
be available to sponsor uploads should you need it.

The package description is:
 The chkrootkit security scanner searches the local system for signs
 that it is infected with a 'rootkit'. Rootkits are set of programs
 and hacks designed to take control of a target machine by using known
 security flaws.
 .
 Types that chkrootkit can identify are listed on the project's home page.
 .
 Please note that where chkrootkit detects no intrusions, this does
 not guarantee that the system is uncompromised. In addition to
 running chkrootkit, more specific tests should always be performed.