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Sec. Bulletin for mediainit(1) in HP-UX 9.X and 10.X
From: aleph1 () DFW NET (Aleph One)
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 17:36:03 -0500
------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWLETT-PACKARD SECURITY BULLETIN: #00071, 02 October 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in the following Security Advisory 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 Advisory as soon as possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROBLEM: The mediainit(1) command contains a defect. PLATFORM: HP 9000 Series 700/800s running HP-UX releases 9.X and 10.X DAMAGE: Users can perform unauthorized activities. SOLUTION: Apply the following patches as needed: PHCO_12326 - for s700/800 HP-UX release 10.30, or PHCO_12332 - for s700/800 HP-UX release 10.20, or PHCO_12342 - for s700/800 HP-UX release 10.10, or PHCO_12344 - for s700/800 HP-UX release 10.01, or PHCO_12346 - for s800 HP-UX release 9.X, or PHCO_12347 - for s700 HP-UX release 9.X AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. A. Background Hewlett-Packard Co. has discovered a flaw in the HP-UX implementation of the mediainit(1) command, used to prepare storage media for use. B. Fixing the problem Apply the patch after retrieving it from the HP Electonic Support Center (see below). Only this will completely resolve the defect. C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security Bulletins from the HP Electronic Support Center via electronic mail, do the following: User your browser to get to the HP Electronic Support Center page at: http://us-support.external.hp.com (for US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, & Latin-America) http://europe-support.external.hp.com (for Europe) Click on the Technical Knowledge Database, register as a user (remember to save the User ID assigned to you, and your password), and it will connect to a HP Search Technical Knowledge DB page. Near the bottom is a hyperlink to our Security Bulletin archive. Once in the archive there is another link to our current security patch matrix. Updated daily, this matrix is categorized by platform/OS release, and by bulletin topic. D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to security-alert () hp com Please encrypt any exploit information using the security-alert PGP key, available from your local key server, or by sending a message with a -subject- (not body) of 'get key' (no quotes) to security-alert () hp com. Permission is granted for copying and circulating this Bulletin to Hewlett-Packard (HP) customers (or the Internet community) for the purpose of alerting them to problems, if and only if, the Bulletin is not edited or changed in any way, is attributed to HP, and provided such reproduction and/or distribution is performed for non-commercial purposes. Any other use of this information is prohibited. HP is not liable for any misuse of this information by any third party. ________________________________________________________________________ --
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