RE: [cobalt-security] chkrootkit - integer expression expected before -gt

["Peter Baldwin" <peterj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I get this error when i run chkrootkit any ideas???
>
> Checking `lkm'... ./chkrootkit: [: integer expression expected before -gt
> not tested

Yup... it's a minor gotcha!

The chkrootkit expects to see only numbers in kernel versions.  The Cobalt
version number (e.g. 2.2.16C24_III) gives it grief.  Ideally, it shouldn't
ever check for a version number if it is Linux, but...

If you want of fix it, change the following line (line 175-ish in version
0.34):

----------- lkm()
----------- {
- remove --    #if [ \( "${SYSTEM}" = "Linux"  -o \( "${SYSTEM}" =
"FreeBSD" -a \
- remove --    #   ${V} -gt 43 \) \) -a "${ROOTDIR}" = "/" ]; then
--- add ---    if [ \( "${SYSTEM}" = "Linux" \) -a "${ROOTDIR}" = "/" ];
then

Basically you are removing the check for FreeBSD's version number (${V} -gt
43) -irrelevant on a Cobalt stuff.

Cheers!
Pete.

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Peter Baldwin
Point Clark Networks
http://www.pointclark.net