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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                      ESB-2001.269 -- HPSBUX0107-156_
                    Sec. Vulnerability in setrlimit(1M)
                                3 July 2001

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                HP-UX
Vendor:                 Hewlett-Packard
Operating System:       HP-UX 10.01
                        HP-UX 10.10
                        HP-UX 10.20
                        HP-UX 10.24
                        HP-UX 11.00
                        HP-UX 11.04
Platform:               HP9000 Series 700
                        HP9000 Series 800
Impact:                 Denial of Service
Access Required:        Existing Account

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Document ID:  HPSBUX0107-156_
Date Loaded:  20010701
      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability in setrlimit(1M)

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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0156, 2 July '01
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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:  The setrlimit() allows incorrect core files

PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.01, 10.10,
          10.20, 10.24, 11.04, and 11.00 only.

DAMAGE:   Possible denial of service

SOLUTION: Install the appropriate patch for the HP-UX release:
             11.11                          PHKL_23423,
             11.04                          PHKL_23886,
             11.00                          PHKL_23628,
             10.20 700                      PHKL_22701,
             10.20 800                      PHKL_22702,
             10.24 700                      PHKL_24249,
             10.24 800                      PHKL_24250,
             10.10 700                      PHKL_23477,
             10.10 800                      PHKL_23478,
             10.01 700                      PHKL_23512,
             10.01 800                      PHKL_23513.

AVAILABILITY:  The patches are available now.
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   A. Background
      Hewlett-Packard has discovered that a process that at one time was
      setuid/setgid could create corefiles or be attached to with a
      debugger.  If the process core file's size limit has been set to 0
      in setrlimit(), when the process aborts, the core processing is
      incorrect.

   B. Recommended solution
      After applying this patch, the kernel now remembers that the
      process was at one time setuid/setgid, and disallow corefiles
      and debugger attachment.  If the process core file size limit
      has been set to zero, it obeys.

      Application of the appropriate patch selected from the list below
      completely solves this problem.

      For HP-UX release:
             11.11                          PHKL_23423,
             11.04                          PHKL_23886,
             11.00                          PHKL_23628,
             10.20 700                      PHKL_22701,
             10.20 800                      PHKL_22702,
             10.24 700                      PHKL_24249,
             10.24 800                      PHKL_24250,
             10.10 700                      PHKL_23477,
             10.10 800                      PHKL_23478,
             10.01 700                      PHKL_23512,
             10.01 800                      PHKL_23513.

      Note: Many of these patches have dependencies.  A reboot will
            be required.

   C. To subscribe to automatically receive future NEW HP Security
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      Use your browser to get to the HP IT Resource Center page
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      ~ftp/export/patches/hp-ux_patch_matrix"

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   D. To report new security vulnerabilities, send email to

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