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ESB-2010.0490 - [OpenSolaris] IP Filter: Reduced security - Existing account

Date: 01 June 2010
References: ASB-2010.0100.2  

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2010.0490
        This Alert covers CVE-2010-0895 for the IP Filter component
                        of the OpenSolaris product.
                                1 June 2010

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IP Filter
Publisher:         Sun Microsystems
Operating System:  OpenSolaris
Impact/Access:     Reduced Security -- Existing Account
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-0895  

Reference:         ASB-2010.0100.2

Original Bulletin: 
   http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-77-1021965.1-1

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   Article ID : 1021965.1
   Article Type : Sun Alerts (SURE)
   Last reviewed : 2010-05-21
   Audience : PUBLIC
   Copyright Notice: Copyright © 2010, Oracle Corporation and/or its
   affiliates.
   
   This Alert covers CVE-2010-0895 for the IP Filter component of the
   OpenSolaris product.
     _________________________________________________________________

   Category: Security
   Release Phase: Resolved
   Bug Id: 6846265
   Product: OpenSolaris
   Date of Resolved Release: 12-Apr-2010
   .

   1. Impact

   This Alert covers CVE-2010-0895 for the IP Filter component of the
   OpenSolaris product.

   Please see
   [1]http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm
   for more information about Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts.
   This publication relates to the CPU for April 2010.

   2. Contributing Factors

   These issues can occur in the following releases:
   SPARC Platform
     * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_109 through snv_119

   x86 Platform
     * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_109 through snv_119

   Note 1: Solaris 8, 9, and 10 are not affected by this issue.
   Note 2: This issue only affects systems with Solaris IP Filter
   enabled.
   To determine if IP Filter is enabled the following command can be run:
        $ svcs network/ipfilter
        STATE          STIME    FMRI
        enabled        Jan_08   svc:/network/ipfilter:default

   3. Symptoms

   4. Workaround

   Create the /var/tmp/ipf directory with the correct permissions. As
   root do the following:
        # mkdir  /var/tmp/ipf
        # chmod 755 /var/tmp/ipf

   5. Resolution

   These issues are addressed in the following releases:
   SPARC Platform
     * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_120 or later

   x86 Platform
     * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_120 or later

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