From ciac@tholia.llnl.gov Wed May 13 00:43:27 1998 From: CIAC Mail User To: ciac-bulletin@tholia.llnl.gov Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 10:28:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: CIAC Bulletin I-050: Digital UNIX softlinks - advfs Vulnerability [ For Public Release ] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- __________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Digital UNIX softlinks - advfs Vulnerability May 7, 1998 23:00 GMT Number I-050 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: Digital has identified a vulnerability in the Advanced File System Utility. PLATFORM: Digital UNIX V4.0, V4.0a, V4.0b, V4.0c, and V4.0d. DAMAGE: Under certain circumstances a local user may gain unauthorized privileges. SOLUTION: Apply patch. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY Digital strongly recommends upgrading to a minimum of Digital ASSESSMENT: UNIX V4.0b accordingly, and that the appropriate patch kit be installed immediately. ______________________________________________________________________________ [ Start Digital Advisory ] ______________________________________________________________ UPDATE: APR 30, 1998 TITLE: DIGITAL UNIX softlinks - advfs V4.0, V4.0a, V4.0b, V4.0c, V4.0d - Potential Security Vulnerability Ref#: SSRT0495U SOURCE: Digital Equipment Corporation Software Security Response Team "Digital is broadly distributing this Security Advisory in order to bring to the attention of users of Digital's products the important security information contained in this Advisory. Digital recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. Digital does not warrant that this information is necessarily accurate or complete for all user situations and, consequently, Digital will not be responsible for any damages resulting from user's use or disregard of the information provided in this Advisory." - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPACT: Digital has discovered a potential vulnerability with the Advanced File System Utility for DIGITAL UNIX software, where under certain circumstances, an authorized user may gain unauthorized privileges. Digital strongly recommends upgrading to a minimum of Digital UNIX V4.0b accordingly, and that the appropriate patch kit be installed immediately. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RESOLUTION: This potential security problem has been resolved and an official patch for this problem has been made available as an early release kit for DIGITAL UNIX V4.0a (duv40ass0000600037800-19980317.*) and included in the latest DIGITAL UNIX V4.0b and V4.0d aggregate DUPATCH Kit. The V4.0 aggregate BL 9 patch kit #6 is scheduled for release mid May 1998. The V4.0c aggregate BL10 patch kit #6 is scheduled for release mid May 1998. o the World Wide Web at the following FTP address: http://www.service.digital.com/html/patch_service.html Use the FTP access option, select DIGITAL_UNIX directory then choose the appropriate version directory and download the patch accordingly. Note: [1]The appropriate patch kit must be installed following any upgrade to V4.0a, V4.0b or V4.0d. [2] Please review the appropriate release notes prior to installation. If you need further information, please contact your normal DIGITAL support channel. DIGITAL appreciates your cooperation and patience. We regret any inconvenience applying this information may cause. As always, Digital urges you to periodically review your system management and security procedures. Digital will continue to review and enhance the security features of its products and work with customers to maintain and improve the security and integrity of their systems. ______________________________________________________________ Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1998 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished Rights Reserved Under The Copyright Laws Of The United States. ______________________________________________________________ [ End Digital Advisory ] ______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Digital Equip Corp. for the information contained in this bulletin. ______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. CIAC is also a founding member of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global organization established to foster cooperation and coordination among computer security teams worldwide. 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