Multiple AIX advisories issued on March 11, 2008
Multiple AIX advisories issued on March 11, 2008
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IBM SECURITY ADVISORY
First Issued: Tue Mar 11 14:43:38 CDT 2008
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VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
VULNERABILITY: Multiple AIX advisories issued on March 11, 2008
PLATFORMS: AIX 5.2, 5.3, and 6.1
SOLUTION: Apply the fix, interim fix or workaround as
described in the associated vulnerability advisories.
THREAT: See individual advisories.
CERT VU Number: n/a
CVE Number: n/a
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DETAILED INFORMATION
I. OVERVIEW
This advisory addresses multiple vulnerabilities found in the AIX
operating system. See the individual advisories for service pack
availability dates.
II. DESCRIPTION
The following advisories are being issued on March 11, 2008:
A. AIX kernel multiple security vulnerabilities
AIX 5.2:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4155
AIX 5.3:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4154
AIX 6.1:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4153
Fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kernel_fix.tar
Reboot: YES
Workarounds: NO
B. AIX nddstat family environment variable error
AIX 5.2:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4158
AIX 5.3:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4157
AIX 6.1:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4156
Fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/nddstat_fix.tar
Reboot: NO
Workarounds: YES
C. AIX lsmcode environment variable error
AIX 5.2:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4161
AIX 5.3:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4160
AIX 6.1:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4159
Fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lsmcode_fix.tar
Reboot: NO
Workarounds: YES
D. AIX reboot buffer overflow
AIX 5.2:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4164
AIX 5.3:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4163
Fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/reboot_fix.tar
Reboot: NO
Workarounds: YES
E. UPDATE AIX libc inet_network buffer overflow
AIX 5.2:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4167
AIX 5.3:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4166
AIX 6.1:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4165
Fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libc_ifix.tar
Reboot: NO
Workarounds: NO
F. UPDATE AIX Logical Volume Manager buffer overflow
AIX 5.2:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4169
AIX 5.3:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4168
Fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/lvm_ifix.tar
Reboot: NO
Workarounds: YES
G. UPDATE AIX Perl buffer overflow vulnerability
AIX 5.2:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4172
AIX 5.3:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4171
AIX 6.1:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4170
Fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/perl_ifix.tar
Reboot: NO
Workarounds: NO
III. IMPACT
See the specific advisories for details.
IV. PLATFORM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
See the specific advisories for details.
V. SOLUTIONS
A. APARS
See the specific advisories for details.
B. FIXES
See the specific advisories for details.
C. FIX INSTALLATION
See the specific advisories for details.
VI. WORKAROUNDS
See the specific advisories for details.
VII. OBTAINING FIXES
Security fixes can be downloaded from:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security
AIX fixes can be downloaded from:
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/main/pseries/aix
NOTE: Affected customers are urged to upgrade to the latest
applicable Technology Level and Service Pack.
VIII. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you would like to receive AIX Security Advisories via email,
please visit:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd
Comments regarding the content of this announcement can be
directed to:
security-alert@austin.ibm.com
To request the PGP public key that can be used to communicate
securely with the AIX Security Team you can either:
A. Send an email with “get key” in the subject line to:
security-alert@austin.ibm.com
B. Download the key from a PGP Public Key Server. The key ID is:
0xA6A36CCC
Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any
assistance.
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IX. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
See the specific advisories for details.
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