IBM's advisory for this issue:
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IBM SECURITY ADVISORY
First Issued: Tue Feb 8 18:07:01 CST 2005
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VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
VULNERABILITY: A format string vulnerability in the auditselect
command may allow a local user in the audit 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 auditselect command was discovered.
This vulnerability may allow a local user in the audit group to gain root
privileges.
The command affected by this issue ships as part of the bos.rte.security
fileset. To determine if this fileset is installed, execute the following
command:
# lslpp -L bos.rte.security
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 audit group may gain root privileges.
III. Solutions
===============
A. Official Fix
IBM provides the following fixes:
APAR number for AIX 5.1.0: IY67802 (available approx. 03/23/05)
APAR number for AIX 5.2.0: IY67472 (available approx. 04/15/05)
APAR number for AIX 5.3.0: IY67519 (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 auditselect command. This can be done by executing the following
command as root:
# chmod 500 /usr/sbin/auditselect
Verify that the file mode bits have been changed to 500:
# ls -la /usr/sbin/auditselect
- -r-x------ 1 root audit 20778 2002-09-15 22:09 /usr/sbin/auditselect
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.
VI. Contact Information
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with the AIX Security Team send email to security-alert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
with a subject of "get key". The key can also be downloaded from a PGP
Public Key Server. The key id is 0x9391C1F2.
Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any assistance.
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