[ale] awstats & PHPbb compromises over weekend

[Bob Toxen]

There have been widespread compromises of Linux systems via security bugs
in awstats and PHPbb since late last week.  These lead to remote compromise
of the user that Apache runs as.

Immediate patching is indicated (or disable these).  See if your system has
unusual activity.

Best regards,

Bob Toxen, CTO
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