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[Tru64 UNIX] V5.1 (SSRT2257) Potential Security Vulnerabilities Patch
TITLE:  [Tru64 UNIX] V5.1 (SSRT2257) Potential Security Vulnerabilities Patch

Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2002.  All rights reserved.

New Kit Date:       01-AUG-2002 
Modification Date:  Not Applicable
Modification Type:  New Kit


PRODUCT:    Tru64 UNIX [R] 5.1
SOURCE:     Hewlett-Packard Company

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Name:  T64V51B19-C0136900-14951-ES-20020730
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:  4MB 
     Kit Applies To:  Tru64 UNIX 5.1 PK5 (BL19)

     ECO Kit CHECKSUMS:
	/usr/bin/sum results:  
	57158   4270

	/usr/bin/cksum results: 
	1157300115 4372480

	MD5 results:   
	ea10a04daf66b4eaec9699bfb406b9a8

	SHA1 results:
	a38f3f8c82ec068e9147ae28f4683b1f63ac5937


ECO KIT SUMMARY:

A dupatch-based, Early Release Patch kit exists for Tru64 UNIX 5.1 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 5.1 Patch Kit 7.


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 5.1 PK5 (BL19) prior to installing 
this Early Release Patch Kit.


KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PATCH KIT:

None.


RELEASE NOTES FOR T64V51B19-C0136900-14951-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 V5.1 T64V51B19AS0005-20020411.tar (BL19)

 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 V5.1 Patch C1369.00


3 Summary of CSPatches contained in this kit


Tru64 UNIX V5.1

PatchId			Summary Of Fix
----------------------------------------
C1369.00		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 V5.1
	Patch C1369.00
		./shlib/.upd..libc.so
			CHECKSUM:	35754 1952
			SUBSET:	OSFBASE510
		./shlib/.upd..libc_r.so
			CHECKSUM:	35754 1952
			SUBSET:	OSFBASE510
		./usr/ccs/lib/libc.a
			CHECKSUM:	25043 2340
			SUBSET:	OSFCMPLRS510
		./usr/ccs/lib/libc_r.a
			CHECKSUM:	25043 2340
			SUBSET:	OSFCMPLRS510


[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.

Files on this server are as follows:
»t64v51b19-c0136900-14951-es-20020730.README
»t64v51b19-c0136900-14951-es-20020730.CHKSUM
»t64v51b19-c0136900-14951-es-20020730.tar
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