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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                        ESB-2008.0047 -- [Solaris]
          A Security Vulnerability in libdevinfo(3LIB) May Allow
                Unauthorized Access to Files on the System
                              14 January 2008

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              libdevinfo(3LIB)
Publisher:            Sun Microsystems
Operating System:     Solaris 10
Impact:               Increased Privileges
Access:               Existing Account

Original Bulletin:    
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-103165-1

Comment: Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Operating systems are not affected by this
         issue.

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
     * Sun Alert ID: 103165
     * Synopsis: A Security Vulnerability in libdevinfo(3LIB) May Allow
       Unauthorized Access to Files on the System
     * Category: Security
     * Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
     * BugIDs: 6605707
     * Avoidance: Patch, Workaround
     * State: Resolved
     * Date Released: 11-Jan-2008
     * Date Closed: 11-Jan-2008
     * Date Modified: 

1. Impact

   A security vulnerability in the libdevinfo(3LIB) library, which is
   used by the login(1) command, may allow a local unprivileged user to
   gain unauthorized access to files on the system, possibly including
   system files. This vulnerability could therefore be used to gain
   elevated privileges on the system.

2. Contributing Factors

   This issue can occur in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patch 118833-04 or later and without patch
       125251-02

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patch 118855-03 or later and without patch
       125252-02

   Note: Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Operating systems are not affected by
   this issue.

3. Symptoms

   There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the described issue
   has been exploited. 

4. Relief/Workaround

   To work around this issue, edit "/etc/logindevperm" and replace all
   the "dev" entries in the 3rd column by "^dev$" as in the following
   example:
    /dev/console    0600    /^dev$/mouse:/^dev$/kbd
    /dev/console    0600    /^dev$/sound/*          # audio devices
    [...]

   This change has no negative impact.

5. Resolution

   This issue is addressed in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patch 125251-02 or later

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patch 125252-02 or later

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