January 8th, 2024 - Dyke Watchers
Agenda
Core Updates
- Core Update 182 - Feedback on Testing and Release
- Several users have reported issues with grub not working after the update. (related forum thread)
- Things to Learn: Implementation and User Notification of New Features (e.g., New SMTP Port Block).
- Core Update 183 - Linux 6.6 LTS
Firewall Options
- Discussion: Should DROP_HOSTILE Remain as a Choice in Firewall Options?
Addon Removals
- Icinga Addon Removal
- Current Version: 1.11.4 (2014)
- End of Life for Version 1.x: End of 2018
- User Request for Update to 2.x Branch
- Note: No volunteer for updating to 2.x
Some IPS Ruleset Housekeeping
- Removal of PT Attack Detection Team Ruleset
- Status: Read-Only since Sep 2022, Last Major Changes in 2021
- EOL Status and Current Focus of Positive Technologies
- Removal of Secureworks Rulesets
- Enhanced, Malware, and Security Rulesets
- Issue: Rulesets No Longer Available (404 Error)
- Secureworks Website: No Mention of Suricata Rulesets
- Community Suggestion
- Addition of
ThreatFox
IPS Ruleset by abuse.ch? (Suggestion here)
- Consideration: Potential Conflicts or Duplication with Existing Rules
Website Launch
IPFire 3
- Development Progress and Issues with IPFire 3
Attendees
- Michael
- Peter
- Adolf
- Adam
- Arne
- Jonatan
Meeting Log
Core Update 182
- Negative feedback on the SMTP change. People need to read the change log. Let's add a screenshot...
- GRUB seems to cause several problems for few users (#13507)
Core Update 183
- Kernel 6.6 is great
- Testing phase should start early next week as there are pending patches
- Big changes are in it like OpenSSL 3.2.0: Needs a lot of testing for OpenVPN/IPsec certificates
- Arne sends a patch for GRUB 2.12
DROP_HOSTILE
- Should it be possible to disable this?
- Yes, for security research
- Yes, because we might have a false-positive
- Adolf will resend his patch & potentially move the logging section
Dropping Icinga?
- Yes! It is EOL since 2018
- Announce with Core Update 183, drop with 185
- But keep
nagios-plugins
IPS Ruleset Housekeeping
- PT seems to be suffering from consequences of the invasion of Ukraine and is not expected to function any time soon.
- The ruleset will be removed
- SecureWorks has gone commercial
- The ruleset will be removed
- ThreatFox will be added
- Suricata 7: Check if we can jump to this release (#13516)