Package: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 Version: 2.6.17-8 Severity: normal
Despite evbug.ko is listed in a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file, for some unknown reason it is loaded automatically. If loaded, it generates zillions of event notices into log files in /var/log directory: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 31 evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 31, Value: 0 evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 34 evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 34, Value: 1 evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 34 evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 34, Value: 0 evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 The problem is that these messages fill several gigabytes on a typical desktop machine. If machine is limited to disk space, even logrotate can't help from logs blocking normal work of other users on that machine. Moreover, the log undermines security and privacy of local users, because the event log can be used as a keylogger log to retrieve user input. A temporal fix exists - moving or renaming evbug.ko. Machine has additional kernel modules compiled: fglrx, madwifi and vmware. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686 Locale: LANG=lt_LT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=lt_LT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 depends on: ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.78 tools for generating an initramfs ii module-init-tools 3.2.2-3 tools for managing Linux kernel mo Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 recommends: pn libc6-i686 <none> (no description available) -- debconf information: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-686: true shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.17-2-686: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: false linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.17-2-686: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.17-2-686: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/already-running-this-2.6.17-2-686: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.17-2-686: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.17-2-686: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.17-2-686: true linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.17-2-686: false linux-image-2.6.17-2-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.17-2-686: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
