TITLE: SSRT0845U - HP Tru64 UNIX Potential stdio Security Vulnerability New Kit Date: 12-MAR-2003 Modification Date: 27-MAR-2003 Modification Type: Kit Updated with correct links Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2003. All rights reserved. PRODUCT: HP Tru64 UNIX [R] 4.0G SOURCE: Hewlett-Packard Company ECO INFORMATION: ECO Name: T64V40GB17-C0028500-17206-ES-20030305 ECO Kit Approximate Size: 2.78MB Kit Applies To: HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0G PK3 (BL17) ECO Kit CHECKSUMS: /usr/bin/sum results: 60797 2850 /usr/bin/cksum results: 2600825418 2918400 MD5 results: 04a39050f68d24f9fc6bc7944970077f SHA1 results: a80de3fb86c618fc187c44609c94c3e72791739c ECO KIT SUMMARY: A dupatch-based, Early Release Patch kit exists for HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0G that contains solutions to the following problem(s): A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HP Tru64 UNIX operating system which may result in non-privileged users gaining unauthorized access to files or privileged access on the system. This potential vulnerability may be in the form of a local and remote security domain risk. The following potential security vulnerability has been corrected: SSRT0845U stdio file descriptors (Severity - High) 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 4.0G Patch Kit 4. 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 have file intersections with a previous ERP for SSRT1-41U, SSRT0742U, and SSRT0759U. Please see Superceded Patch list section below. 3) This ERP kit will NOT install over any Customer Specific Patches (CSPs) which have file intersections with this ERP kit.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 4.0G PK3 (BL17) prior to installing this Early Release Patch Kit. SUPERSEDED PATCH LIST: This patch kit supersedes the following Tru64 UNIX patch kit: 1) Tru64 UNIX Security Vulnerability SSRT1-41U, SSRT0742U, SSRT0759U 4.0G T64V40GB17-C0009303-12856-E-20020115.tar This ERP kit is built so it will install over the SSRT1-41U, SSRT0742U, SSRT0759U patch or standalone. However, installation will be blocked if any other patches have been installed that affect the distributed file(s) in the patch kit. *************************** ***** IMPORTANT NOTE ***** *************************** In order to get the complete set of fixes included in SSRT1-41U, SSRT0742U, and SSRT0759U, the patchkit for SSRT1-41U, SSRT0742U, and SSRT0759U should be installed prior to installing SSRT0845U. See http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT0742U-59U.shtml for details concerning Tru64 UNIX Security Vulnerability SSRT1-41U, SSRT0742U, SSRT0759U. KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PATCH KIT: None. RELEASE NOTES FOR T64V40GB17-C0028500-17206-ES-20030305: Release Notes This document summarizes the contents and special instructions for the Tru64 UNIX V4.0G patches contained in this kit. For information about installing or removing patches, baselining, and general patch management, see the Patch Kit Installation Instructions document. 1 Release Notes This Early Release Patch Kit Distribution contains: - fixes that resolve the problem(s) reported in: o 93730 SSRT0742U SSRT0759U SSRT0845U SSRT1-40U SSRT1-41U SSRT1-42U SSRT1-45U SSRT1-48U * for Tru64 UNIX V4.0G T64V40GAS0003-20010613.tar (BL17) The patches in this kit are being released early for general customer use. Refer to the Release Notes for a summary of each patch and installation prerequisites. Patches in this kit are installed by running dupatch from the directory in which the kit was untarred. For example, as root on the target system: > mkdir -p /tmp/CSPkit1 > cd /tmp/CSPkit1 > copy the kit to /tmp/CSPkit1 > tar -xpvf DUV40D13-C0044900-1285-20000328.tar > cd patch_kit > ./dupatch 2 Special Instructions There are no special instructions for Tru64 UNIX V4.0G Patch C285.00 3 Summary of CSPatches contained in this kit Tru64 UNIX V4.0G PatchId Summary Of Fix ---------------------------------------- C285.00 Fix SSRT0845U,SSRT1-41U,SSRT0742U,SSRT0759U, kernel fixes 4 Additional information from Engineering None 5 Affected system files This patch delivers the following files: Tru64 UNIX V4.0G Patch C285.00 ./sys/BINARY/proc.mod CHECKSUM: 03623 4 SUBSET: OSFBIN445 ./sys/BINARY/std_kern.mod CHECKSUM: 41401 1185 SUBSET: OSFBIN445 ./sys/BINARY/vfs.mod CHECKSUM: 59121 378 SUBSET: OSFBIN445 ./usr/sys/include/sys/fcntl.h CHECKSUM: 55182 12 SUBSET: OSFBINCOM445 [R] UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2003. All Rights reserved. This software is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Hewlett-Packard Company. Possession, use, or copying of this software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Hewlett-Packard or an authorized sublicensor. 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.