ULTRIX SSRT038301_ULT045 Security V4.3 - V4.5 ECO Summary

 
Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1996.  All rights reserved.

PRODUCT:    ULTRIX, Versions 4.3, 4.3a, 4.4, and 4.5 (MIPS & VAX)

COMPONENT:  Security

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  SSRT038301_ULT045
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  1176 Blocks

     Kit Applies To:  ULTRIX, Versions 4.3, 4.3a, 4.4, 4.5 (MIPS & VAX)
     System/Cluster Reboot Necessary: Yes


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for ULTRIX, versions 4.3, 4.3a, 4.4, and 4.5 
(for MIPS & VAX).  This kit addresses the following problem:

  o    A potential security vulnerability has been identified with
       /usr/etc/statd, that may allow unauthorized file access from 
       unauthorized systems users.

 

INSTALLATION NOTES:

    This ECO is a compressed tar image and once uncompressed the following 
    files are available:

    NOTE: If you receive this ECO on media from the Digital Software
          Supply Distribution Center it will be in uncompressed format rather
          than a compressed tar as indicated above.
 
                ./statd.v43_MIPS
                ./statd.v43_VAX
                ./statd.v43a_MIPS
                ./statd.v44_MIPS
                ./statd.v44_VAX
                ./statd.v45_MIPS
                ./statd.v45_VAX

    and the text files:

                  ./README.SSRT038301_ULT045  

    A reboot is required.
    Refer to the README files for additional installation details. 

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ssrt038301_ult045.README
ssrt038301_ult045.CHKSUM
ssrt038301_ult045.CVRLET_TXT
ssrt038301_ult045.tar_z