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HP SECURITY BULLETIN

HPSBUX01102     REVISION: 0

SSRT4687 rev.0 HP-UX newgrp(1) local privilege elevation

NOTICE:
There are no restrictions for distribution of this Bulletin
provided that it remains complete and intact.

The information in this Security bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible.

INITIAL RELEASE:
14 December 2004

POTENTIAL SECURITY IMPACT:
Local elevation of privilege.

SOURCE:
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
HP Software Security Response Team

REFERENCES:
None

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:
A potential vulnerability has been identified with the HP-UX
newgrp(1) command that may allow authorized users to elevate
privileges.

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*:  ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11.

BACKGROUND:

     AFFECTED VERSIONS

     Note: To determine if a system has an affected version,
           search the output of "swlist -a revision -l fileset"
           for an affected fileset.  Then determine if the
           recommended patch or update is installed.


     HP-UX B.11.00
     =============
     OS-Core.CMDS-AUX
     action: install PHCO_29682 or subsequent

     HP-UX B.11.04
     =============
     OS-Core.CORE-SHLIBS
     action: install PHCO_32280 or subsequent

     HP-UX B.11.11
     =============
     OS-Core.CMDS-AUX
     action: install PHCO_26385 or subsequent

     END AFFECTED VERSIONS

RESOLUTION:
To address this issue, HP has made the following patches
available on http://itrc.hp.com :

B.11.00 - PHCO_29682 or subsequent

B.11.04 - PHCO_32280 or subsequent

B.11.11 - PHCO_26385 or subsequent

MANUAL ACTIONS:  No

BULLETIN REVISION HISTORY:
Revision 0 - 14 December 2004

   Initial release


* The software product category that this Security Bulletin
  relates to is represented by the 5th and 6th characters of the
  Bulletin number: GN=General, MA=Management Agents,
  MI=Misc. 3rd party, MP=HP-MPE/iX, NS=HP NonStop Servers,
  OV=HP OpenVMS, PI=HP Printing & Imaging, ST=HP Storage,
  TU=HP Tru64 UNIX, TL=Trusted Linux, UX=HP-UX, VV=Virtual Vault


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