TITLE: [Tru64 UNIX] V5.1A (SSRT2257) Potential Security Vulnerability Fixes Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2002. All rights reserved. PRODUCT: Tru64 UNIX [R] 5.1A SOURCE: Hewlett-Packard Company ECO INFORMATION: ECO Name: T64V51AB2-C0041400-14950-ES-20020730 ECO Kit Approximate Size: 4.5MB Kit Applies To: Tru64 UNIX 5.1A PK2 (BL2) ECO Kit CHECKSUMS: /usr/bin/sum results: 60050 4360 /usr/bin/cksum results: 2013023548 4464640 MD5 results: 7f28b41a3daeb7c108bb9839313fe027 SHA1 results: 21be8215236179a0a4222e1cdc68cfcd48e52637 ECO KIT SUMMARY: A dupatch-based, Early Release Patch kit exists for Tru64 UNIX 5.1A that contains solutions to the following problem(s): Several potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in the HP Tru64 UNIX operating system that may allow non-privileged users to gain unauthorized (root) access. This may be in the form of local security domain risks. The potential security vulnerability in the following commands have been corrected: - SSRT2257 /usr/bin/su (Severity - High) - SSRT2190 /usr/bin/chsh (Severity - Medium) - SSRT2192 /usr/bin/passwd (Severity - Medium) - SSRT2259 /usr/bin/chfn (Severity - Medium) - SSRT2262 /usr/tcb/bin/dxchpwd (Severity - Medium) 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 - Tru64 UNIX 5.1A Patch Kit 4. INSTALLATION NOTES: 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. This ERP kit will NOT install over any installed 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 Tru64 UNIX 5.1A PK2 (BL2) prior to installing this Early Release Patch Kit. KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PATCH KIT: None. RELEASE NOTES FOR T64V51AB2-C0041400-14950-ES-20020730: 1 Release Notes This Early Release Patch Kit Distribution contains: - fixes that resolve the problem(s) reported in: o SSRT2190 SSRT2192 SSRT2257 SSRT2259 SSRT2262 * for Tru64 UNIX V5.1A T64V51AB02AS0002-20020513.tar (BL2) 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 > > tar -xpvf DUV40D13-C0044900-1285-20000328.tar > cd patch_kit > ./dupatch 2 Special Instructions There are no special instructions for Tru64 UNIX V5.1A Patch C414.00 3 Summary of CSPatches contained in this kit Tru64 UNIX V5.1A PatchId Summary Of Fix ---------------------------------------- C414.00 Fix for SSRT2257, 2190, 2192, 2259, 2262 4 Additional information from Engineering None 5 Affected system files This patch delivers the following files: Tru64 UNIX V5.1A Patch C414.00 ./shlib/.upd..libc.so CHECKSUM: 34772 2212 SUBSET: OSFBASE520 ./shlib/.upd..libc_r.so CHECKSUM: 34772 2212 SUBSET: OSFBASE520 ./usr/ccs/lib/libc.a CHECKSUM: 36747 2589 SUBSET: OSFCMPLRS520 ./usr/ccs/lib/libc_r.a CHECKSUM: 36747 2589 SUBSET: OSFCMPLRS520 [R] UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2002. 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.