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Digest Name:  daily security bulletins digest

    Created:  Mon Dec 18  3:00:03 PST 2000



Table of Contents:



Document ID      Title

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HPSBUX0012-134   Sec. Vulnerability in top(1)



The documents are listed below.

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Document ID:  HPSBUX0012-134

Date Loaded:  20001217

      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability in top(1)



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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0134, 18 Dec. '00

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The information in the following Security Bulletin should be acted upon

as soon as possible.  Hewlett-Packard Company will not be liable for any

consequences to any customer resulting from customer's failure to fully

implement instructions in this Security Bulletin as soon as possible.



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ISSUE:  the top(1) command has a security defect.



PLATFORM: HP9000 Servers running HP-UX release 11.00 and 10.XX.



DAMAGE:   Users can modify files writable by group "sys".



SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch listed below.

             HP-UX release 11.00:        PHCO_22686,

                           11.04:        PHCO_22921,

                           10.20:        PHCO_22556,

                           10.24:        PHCO_22922,

                           10.10:        PHCO_22557,

                           10.01:        PHCO_22558.



AVAILABILITY: These patches are available now.

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I.

  A. Background

     Hewlett-Packard Company has been informed of a defect in the

     program /usr/bin/top.



  B. Fixing the problem:

     The problem can be removed by applying the patch mentioned below.

     A system reboot is NOT required.

     For servers running HP-UX release 11.00:         PHCO_22686,

                                       11.04:         PHCO_22921,

                                       10.20:         PHCO_22556,

                                       10.24:         PHCO_22922,

                                       10.10:         PHCO_22557,

                                       10.01:         PHCO_22558.



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