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IBM SECURITY ADVISORY
First Issued: Mon Feb 7 14:45:13 CST 2005
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VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
VULNERABILITY: A format string vulnerability in the chdev command
may allow a local user in the system group to gain
root privileges.
PLATFORMS: AIX 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3.
SOLUTION: Apply the workaround or APARs as described below.
THREAT: A local user may gain root privileges.
CERT VU Number: N/A
CVE Number: N/A
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DETAILED INFORMATION
I. Description
===============
A format string vulnerability in the chdev command was discovered. This
vulnerability may allow a local user in the system group to gain root
privileges.
The command affected by this issue ships as part of the bos.rte.methods
fileset. To determine if this fileset is installed, execute the following
command:
# lslpp -L bos.rte.methods
If the fileset is installed it will be listed along with its version
information, state, type and a description.
II. Impact
==========
A local user in the system group may gain root privileges.
III. Solutions
===============
A. Official Fix
IBM provides the following fixes:
APAR number for AIX 5.1.0: IY67741 (available approx. 03/23/05)
APAR number for AIX 5.2.0: IY67455 (available approx. 04/15/05)
APAR number for AIX 5.3.0: IY67654 (available approx. 04/15/05)
NOTE: Affected customers are urged to upgrade to 5.1.0, 5.2.0 or 5.3.0 at
the latest maintenance level.
B. Workaround
Setting the file mode bits to 500 will allow only the root user to execute
the chdev command. This can be done by executing the following command as
root:
# chmod 500 /usr/sbin/chdev
Verify that the file mode bits have been changed to 500:
# ls -la /usr/sbin/chdev
- -r-x------ 1 root system 22238 2003-05-02 01:19 /usr/sbin/chdev
IV. Obtaining Fixes
===================
AIX Version 5 APARs can be downloaded from:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/pseries/aixfixes.html
Security related Emergency Fixes can be downloaded from:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security
V. Acknowledgments
====================
This vulnerability was reported by iDEFENSE.
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