TITLE:  HP Tru64 UNIX - SSRT061222: Potential execution of arbitrary code.

Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2006.  All rights reserved.


PRODUCT:    HP Tru64 UNIX [R] V4.0F
SOURCE:     Hewlett-Packard Company

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Name:  DUXKIT1000975-V40FB22-ES-20061031
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  0.00MB 
     Kit Applies To:  HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0F PK8 (BL22)

     ECO Kit CHECKSUMS:
	/usr/bin/sum results:  
	

	/usr/bin/cksum results: 
	

	MD5 results:   
	

	SHA1 results:
	


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

A dupatch-based, Early Release Patch kit exists for HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0F
that contains solutions to the following problem(s):

Potential security vulnerabilities have been reported in POSIX Threads.
Under certain circumstances, a local user could potentially execute
arbitrary code.



The Patch Kit Installation Instructions and the Patch Summary and Release
Notes documents provide patch kit installation and removal instructions
and a summary of each patch. Please read these documents prior to 
installing patches on your system.

The patches in this ERP kit will also be available in the next mainstream
patch kit - HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B-5.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

1) Install this kit with the dupatch utility that is included in the patch
   kit. You may need to baseline your system if you have manually changed
   system files on your system. The dupatch utility provides the baselining
   capability.

2) The patch in this ERP kit does not have any file intersections with any
   other ERP available at this time for this product version.

3) This ERP kit will NOT install over any Customer Specific Patches (CSPs)
   which have file intersections with this ERP kit. Contact your normal
   Service Provider for assistance if the installation of this ERP kit is
   blocked by any of your installed CSPs.


INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES:

You must have installed HP Tru64 UNIX V4.0F PK8 (BL22) prior to
installing this Early Release Patch Kit.


SUPERSEDE INFORMATION:

None

KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PATCH KIT:

None.


RELEASE NOTES FOR DUXKIT1000975-V40FB22-ES-20061031:




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       This ECO has not been through an exhaustive field test process.
       Due to the experimental stage of this ECO/workaround, Hewlett-Packard
       makes no representations regarding its use or performance. The
       customer shall have the sole responsibility for adequate protection
       and back-up data used in conjunction with this ECO/workaround.