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Digest Name:  daily security bulletins digest
    Created:  Thu Dec  6  3:00:02 PST 2001

Table of Contents:

Document ID      Title
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HPSBUX0110-168   Sec. Vulnerability in rpc.ttdbserverd (rev.3)
HPSBTL0112-003   Security vulnerabilities in the kernel

The documents are listed below.
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Document ID:  HPSBUX0110-168
Date Loaded:  20011205
      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability in rpc.ttdbserverd (rev.3)

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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0168,
    Originally issued: 01 October '01
    **Revision 01**: 03 October '01
    **Revision 02**: 19 November '01
    **Revision 03**: 05 December '01
 ---------------------------------------------------------------

The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted
upon as soon as possible.  Hewlett-Packard Company 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:  Buffer overflow in rpc.ttdbserver

PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.10,
          10.20, 10.24, 11.00, 11.04, and 11.11.

DAMAGE:   Unauthorized access, increased privileges.

SOLUTION: Install the appropriate patch:
                    10.10       PHSS_25136,
                    10.20       PHSS_25137,
                    10.24       PHSS_25419,
                    11.00       PHSS_25138,
                    11.04       PHSS_25420,
                    11.11       PHSS_25139.

MANUAL ACTIONS: none

AVAILABILITY:  All listed patches are available now.

CHANGE SUMMARY:  Rev.01 Updated patch information, deleted old
                        instructions.
                 Rev.02 Updated patch information again.
                 Rev.03 Updated instructions for disabling
                        rpc.ttdbserver
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
 A. Background
     A remotely exploitable buffer overflow in rpc.ttdbserver has
     been reported to HP.

 B. Fixing the problem

     Install the appropriate patch.  An alternative is to disable
     rpc.ttdbserver.  The rpc.ttdbserver process is not needed for
     the programs provided in HP's CDE product.  It may be needed
     by third party applications using ToolTalk.  If you are not
     using ToolTalk applications rpc.ttdbserver may be disabled.

**Rev.03**

     Edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment out the rpc.ttdbserver
     line as follows:

#rpc stream tcp swait root /usr/dt/bin/rpc.ttdbserver ...

     Restart inetd:

         /usr/sbin/inetd -c

     Kill any instances of rpc.ttdbserver that might be
     running.


 C. Recommended solution
    Install the appropriate patch:
                   10.10   PHSS_25136,
                   10.20   PHSS_25137,
                   10.24   PHSS_25419,
                   11.00   PHSS_25138,
                   11.04   PHSS_25420,
                   11.11   PHSS_25139.

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Document ID:  HPSBTL0112-003
Date Loaded:  20011206
      Title:  Security vulnerabilities in the kernel

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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #003
    Originally issued: 06 December '01
---------------------------------------------------------------

The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted
upon as soon as possible.  Hewlett-Packard Company 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 vulnerabilities in the kernel.

PLATFORM: Any system running HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0

DAMAGE:   Potential for denial of service attacks and for local users to
          gain unauthorized root access.

SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch.

MANUAL ACTIONS: None

AVAILABILITY: The patches are available now.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 A. Background

    HP Secure OS software for Linux Release 1.0 was based upon the 2.4.5
    version of the Linux kernel. Since that release, vulnerabilities have
    been discovered as follows: -

     i) a flaw in the syncookies mechanism used to protect a system against
        certain Denial Of Service (DOS) attacks.  (Note: syncookies are not
        enabled in the default installation of Secure Linux Release 1.0.)

    ii) a flaw within the ptrace code within the kernel that could be
        exploited to allow unauthorized root access.

    These vulnerabilities are fixed in the Linux kernel version 2.4.9-12.  A
    set of patches for HP Secure OS software for Linux has been produced
    using the 2.4.9-12 kernel sources as a base onto which the security
    features of HP Secure OS software for Linux have been ported.


 B. Fixing the problem

    Apply one of the following patches (depending upon the processor
    architecture on the installed system):

                  Architecture    Patch ID
                  ------------    --------
                  i586            HPTL_00004
                  i686-UNP        HPTL_00005
                  i686-SMP        HPTL_00006

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-----End of Document ID:  HPSBTL0112-003--------------------------------------