Title       : Security Vulnerability in swinstall command
Date        : 970715
Type        : SB
Document ID : HPSBUX9707-064



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          HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00064, 15 July 97
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The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible.  Hewlett Packard will not be liable for any
consequences to any customer resulting from customer's failure to fully
implement instructions in this Security Bulletin as soon as possible.

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PROBLEM:  Security Vulnerability in swinstall command

PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700/800s running HP-UX releases 9.X and 10.X

DAMAGE:   Allows local users unauthorized root access.

SOLUTION: Apply the following patches as needed:

                 PHCO_10652 for HP-UX release 10.00 and 10.01,
                 PHCO_10028 for HP-UX release 10.10,
                 PHCO_11004 for HP-UX release 10.20,
                 PHCO_11185 for HP-UX release 10.16,
                 PHCO_11183 for HP-UX release 10.24.
            For SD OV (released on 9.X) PHCO_11162 9.0[04]
                                        PHCO_11161 9.0[1357]

AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now.

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I.
   A. Background
      Hewlett-Packard Company has learned of a defect in the Software
      Distributor (SD) product, as documented in CERT Advisory CA-96.27.
      The patches mentioned herein remove the need for the workaround
      published in that advisory.

   B. Fixing the problem
      Before continuing the use of SD, the system administrator needs to
      obtain and apply the patches mentioned above.

   C. Recommended solution
      The patch is a cumulative libc patch and and fully fixes a
      vulnerability discovered in the utility.

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