Manager (VRTSodm), Local Escalation of Privilege

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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c01674733
Version: 3

HPSBUX02409 SSRT080171 rev.3 - HP-UX Running VERITAS File System (VRTSvxfs) or VERITAS Oracle Disk

Manager (VRTSodm), Local Escalation of Privilege

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2009-02-23
Last Updated: 2009-12-11

Potential Security Impact: Local escalation of privilege

Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP-UX running VRTSvxfs and VRTSodm. The

vulnerability could be exploited locally to cause an escalation of privilege. VRTSvxfs and VRTSodm are bundled

with Storage Management Suite (SMS) and Storage Management for Oracle (SMO).

References: CVE-2009-0207

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP-UX B.11.11 running VRTSvxfs 3.5
HP-UX B.11.23 running VRTSodm 4.1 or VRTSvxfs 4.1 or both
HP-UX B.11.23 running VRTSodm 5.0 or VRTSvxfs 5.0 or both
HP-UX B.11.31 running VRTSodm 5.0 or VRTSvxfs 5.0 or both

BACKGROUND

CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
==========================================================  Reference              Base Vector             Base Score
CVE-2009-0207    (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)       6.8
==========================================================             Information on CVSS is documented
            in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002

RESOLUTION

HP has provided the following patches to resolve this vulnerability.
The patches are available from the following location

URL http://itrc.hp.com 

HP-UX Release
 Component from bundle
 Patch ID

B.11.11 VRTSvxfs 3.5 PHCO_39124

B.11.23 (IA and PA) VRTSvxfs 4.1 PHCO_39027

B.11.23 (IA and PA) VRTSodm 4.1 PHKL_39029

B.11.23 (IA and PA) VRTSvxfs 5.0 PHCO_39103, PHCO_39104

B.11.23 (IA and PA) VRTSodm 5.0 PHKL_38795

B.11.31 (IA and PA) VRTSvxfs 5.0 PHCO_38913, PHCO_39132

B.11.31 (IA and PA) VRTSodm 5.0 PHKL_39130

MANUAL ACTIONS: No

PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

HP-UX Software Assistant: HP-UX Software Assistant is an enhanced application that replaces HP-UX Security

Patch Check. It analyzes all Security Bulletins issued by HP and lists recommended actions that may apply to a

specific HP-UX system. It can also download patches and create a depot automatically. For more information

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The following text is for use by the HP-UX Software Assistant.

AFFECTED VERSIONS

HP-UX B.11.11
=================VRTSvxfs.VXFS-RUN
action: install patches PHCO_39124 or subsequent
URL http://itrc.hp.com 

For VRTSvxfs 4.1
HP-UX B.11.23
=================VRTSvxfs.VXFS-RUN
VRTSvxfs.VXFS-RUN-PALIB
VRTSvxfs.VXFS-PRG
action: install patches PHCO_39027 or subsequent
URL http://itrc.hp.com 

For VRTSodm 4.1
HP-UX B.11.23
=================VRTSodm.ODM-KRN
VRTSodm.ODM-RUN
VRTSodm.ODM-MAN
action: install patches PHKL_39029 or subsequent
URL http://itrc.hp.com 

For VRTSodm 5.0
HP-UX B.11.23
=================VRTSodm.ODM-KRN
VRTSodm.ODM-RUN
VRTSodm.ODM-MAN
action: install patches PHKL_38795 or subsequent
URL http://itrc.hp.com 

For VRTSvxfs 5.0
HP-UX B.11.23
=================VRTSvxfs.VXFS-RUN
VRTSvxfs.VXFS-RUN-PALIB
VRTSvxfs.VXFS-PRG
action: install patches PHCO_39103, PHCO_39104 or subsequent
URL http://itrc.hp.com 

For VRTSodm 5.0
HP-UX B.11.31
=================VRTSodm.ODM-KRN
VRTSodm.ODM-RUN
VRTSodm.ODM-MAN
action: install patches PHKL_39130 or subsequent
URL http://itrc.hp.com 

For VRTSvxfs 5.0
HP-UX B.11.31
=================VRTSvxfs.VXFS-RUN
action: install patches PHCO_38913, PHCO_39132 or subsequent
URL http://itrc.hp.com 

END AFFECTED VERSIONS

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) 23 March 2009 Initial release
Version:2 (rev.2) 17 November 2009 Corrected B.11.11 fileset name in Supported Software Versions
Version:3 (rev.3) 11 December 2009 Updated Resolution table for clarity

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