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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                        ESB-2006.0910 -- [Solaris]
        Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris ld.so.1(1) may Lead to
           Execution of Arbitrary Code with Elevated Privileges
                              2 February 2007

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              ld.so.1
Publisher:            Sun Microsystems
Operating System:     Solaris 8, 9 and 10
Impact:               Increased Privileges
Access:               Existing Account

Original Bulletin:
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102724-1

Revision History:  February  2 2007: Patches available
                   December 13 2006: Initial Release

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
     * Sun Alert ID: 102724
     * Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris ld.so.1(1) may Lead
       to Execution of Arbitrary Code with Elevated Privileges
     * Category: Security
     * Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System,
       Solaris 8 Operating System
     * BugIDs: 6487273, 6487284
     * Avoidance: Patch
     * State: Resolved
     * Date Released: 12-Dec-2006, 31-Jan-2007
     * Date Closed: 31-Jan-2007
     * Date Modified: 31-Jan-2007

1. Impact

   Two security vulnerabilities in Solaris ld.so.1(1) may allow a local
   unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

   Sun acknowledges with thanks, iDefense (http://www.idefense.com),
   for bringing these issues to our attention.

   More information regarding these issues is available from the
   following iDefense advisories:

   http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?i
   d=449

   http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?i
   d=450

2. Contributing Factors

   These issues can occur in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 8 without patch 109147-42
     * Solaris 9 without patch 112963-27
     * Solaris 10 without patch 124922-01

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 8 without patch 109148-41
     * Solaris 9 without patch 113986-22
     * Solaris 10 without patch 124923-01

3. Symptoms

   There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate these issues
   have been exploited. 

4. Relief/Workaround

   There is no workaround for these issues. Please see the Resolution
   section below.

5. Resolution

   These issues are addressed in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 8 with patch 109147-42 or later
     * Solaris 9 with patch 112963-27 or later
     * Solaris 10 with patch 124922-01 or later

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 8 with patch 109148-41 or later
     * Solaris 9 with patch 113986-22 or later
     * Solaris 10 with patch 124923-01 or later

Change History

   31-Jan-2007:
     * Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections
     * State: Resolved

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