AIX 5.3 : Security advisories (2008.03.26) An attacker may execute arbitrary code, cause a
Thursday, March 27th, 2008UPDATE AIX kernel multiple security vulnerabilities
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IBM SECURITY ADVISORY
First Issued: Tue Mar 11 10:01:36 CDT 2008
| Updated: Wed Mar 26 11:24:13 CDT 2008
| AIX 6.1 APAR IZ13392 fixed in bos.rte.tty 6.1.0.3
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VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
VULNERABILITY: AIX kernel multiple security vulnerabilities
PLATFORMS: AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1
SOLUTION: Apply the fix as described below.
THREAT: An attacker may execute arbitrary code, cause a
denial of service, or access privileged data.
CVE Number: n/a
Reboot required? YES
Workarounds? NO
Protected by FPM? NO
Protected by SED? NO
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DETAILED INFORMATION
I. DESCRIPTION
There are multiple vulnerabilities in the AIX kernel:
a) A 64-bit process that is restarted via the checkpoint and
restart feature will gain read and write access to certain areas
of kernel memory, resulting in execution of arbitrary
code.
Track with the following APAR numbers: IZ16992, IZ17111, IZ11820,
IZ12794.
b) Remote nodes of a concurrent volume group may crash after a
single node reduces the size of a JFS2 filesystem residing on the
concurrent volume group, resulting in a denial of service.
Track with the following APAR numbers: IZ05246, IZ04953, IZ04946.
c) The proc filesystem does not enforce directory access controls
correctly when the permission on a directory is more restrictive
than permission on the currently executing file in that directory,
resulting in information leakage.
Track with the following APAR numbers: IZ06022, IZ06663, IZ06505.
d) Trusted Execution fails to protect files when the modifications
are made via hard links. Affects AIX 6.1 only.
Track with the following APAR number: IZ13418
e) Some WPAR specific system calls may cause undefined behavior,
possibly resulting in a denial of service. Affects AIX 6.1 only.
Track with the following APAR numbers: IZ13392, IZ13346
f) A user with enough privileges to run ProbeVue can read from any
kernel memory address, resulting in information leakage. Affects
AIX 6.1 only.
Track with the following APAR number: IZ09545
The following files are vulnerable:
/usr/lib/boot/unix_64
/usr/lib/boot/unix_mp
/usr/lib/boot/unix_up
/usr/lib/drivers/hd_pin
/usr/sbin/lreducelv
The fixes below include the fixes for all of the above APARs.
II. PLATFORM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
To determine if your system is vulnerable, execute the following
command:
lslpp -L bos.mp64 bos.mp bos.up bos.rte.lvm
The following fileset levels are vulnerable:
AIX Fileset Lower Level Upper Level
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bos.mp64 5.2.0.85 5.2.0.89
bos.mp64 5.2.0.95 5.2.0.102
bos.mp64 5.2.0.105 5.2.0.110
bos.mp64 5.3.0.50 5.3.0.57
bos.mp64 5.3.0.60 5.3.0.66
bos.mp64 5.3.7.0 5.3.7.2
bos.mp64 6.1.0.0 6.1.0.3
bos.mp 5.2.0.85 5.2.0.89
bos.mp 5.2.0.95 5.2.0.102
bos.mp 5.2.0.105 5.2.0.110
bos.mp 5.3.0.50 5.3.0.57
bos.mp 5.3.0.60 5.3.0.66
bos.mp 5.3.7.0 5.3.7.2
bos.rte.lvm 5.2.0.85 5.2.0.88
bos.rte.lvm 5.2.0.95 5.2.0.99
bos.rte.lvm 5.2.0.105 5.2.0.106
bos.rte.lvm 5.3.0.50 5.3.0.55
bos.rte.lvm 5.3.0.60 5.3.0.62
bos.rte.lvm 5.3.7.0 5.3.7.0
| bos.rte.tty 6.1.0.0 6.1.0.2
bos.up 5.2.0.85 5.2.0.89
bos.up 5.2.0.95 5.2.0.102
bos.up 5.2.0.105 5.2.0.110
III. SOLUTIONS
A. APARS
IBM has assigned the following APARs to this problem:
AIX Level APAR number Availability
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5.2.0 IZ16992 Now
5.3.0 IZ17111 3/17/2008
5.3.7 IZ11820 3/17/2008
6.1.0 IZ12794 Now
Subscribe to the APARs here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ16992
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ17111
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ11820
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ12794
By subscribing, you will receive periodic email alerting you
to the status of the APAR, and a link to download the fix once
it becomes available.
B. FIXES
Fixes are available. The fixes can be downloaded via ftp
from:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/kernel_fix.tar
The link above is to a tar file containing this signed
advisory, fix packages, and PGP signatures for each package.
The fixes below include prerequisite checking. This will
enforce the correct mapping between the fixes and AIX
Technology Levels.
AIX Level Fix (*.U) and Interim Fix (*.Z)
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5.2.0 TL8 IZ16992_8a.080306.epkg.Z
IZ16992_8b.080306.epkg.Z
IZ16992_8c.080306.epkg.Z
IZ16992_8d.080306.epkg.Z
5.2.0 TL9 IZ16992_9a.080307.epkg.Z
IZ16992_9b.080306.epkg.Z
IZ16992_9c.080306.epkg.Z
IZ16992_9d.080306.epkg.Z
5.2.0 TL10 bos.mp.5.2.0.111.U
bos.mp64.5.2.0.111.U
bos.up.5.2.0.111.U
bos.rte.lvm.5.2.0.107.U
5.3.0 TL5 IZ17111_5a.080306.epkg.Z
IZ17111_5b.080306.epkg.Z
IZ17111_5c.080306.epkg.Z
IZ17111_5d.080306.epkg.Z
5.3.0 TL6 IZ17111_6a.080306.epkg.Z
IZ17111_6b.080306.epkg.Z
bos.rte.lvm.5.3.0.64.U
5.3.7 IZ11820_7a.080306.epkg.Z
IZ11820_7b.080306.epkg.Z
bos.rte.lvm.5.3.7.1.U
6.1.0 bos.mp64.6.1.0.4.U
| bos.rte.tty.6.1.0.3.U
To extract the fixes from the tar file:
tar xvf kernel_fix.tar
cd kernel_fix
Verify you have retrieved the fixes intact:
The checksums below were generated using the “sum”, “cksum”,
“csum -h MD5″ (md5sum), and “csum -h SHA1″ (sha1sum) commands
and are as follows:
sum filename
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41878 5620 bos.mp.5.2.0.111.U
12951 5975 bos.mp64.5.2.0.111.U
51678 27683 bos.mp64.6.1.0.4.U
48971 1989 bos.rte.lvm.5.2.0.107.U
05910 2606 bos.rte.lvm.5.3.0.64.U
65343 2788 bos.rte.lvm.5.3.7.1.U
| 13539 400 bos.rte.tty.6.1.0.3.U
22827 5021 bos.up.5.2.0.111.U
35484 5087 IZ11820_7a.080306.epkg.Z
45602 4825 IZ11820_7b.080306.epkg.Z
16407 113 IZ16992_8a.080306.epkg.Z
11714 3708 IZ16992_8b.080306.epkg.Z
50041 3588 IZ16992_8c.080306.epkg.Z
46067 3349 IZ16992_8d.080306.epkg.Z
49122 113 IZ16992_9a.080307.epkg.Z
18653 3743 IZ16992_9b.080306.epkg.Z
62615 3623 IZ16992_9c.080306.epkg.Z
39339 3401 IZ16992_9d.080306.epkg.Z
00170 118 IZ17111_5a.080306.epkg.Z
08086 10 IZ17111_5b.080306.epkg.Z
35123 4995 IZ17111_5c.080306.epkg.Z
19037 4746 IZ17111_5d.080306.epkg.Z
14321 5050 IZ17111_6a.080306.epkg.Z
44698 4804 IZ17111_6b.080306.epkg.Z
cksum filename
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1769871756 5754880 bos.mp.5.2.0.111.U
854968964 6118400 bos.mp64.5.2.0.111.U
1292352585 28347392 bos.mp64.6.1.0.4.U
3765659627 2036736 bos.rte.lvm.5.2.0.107.U
4292727698 2668544 bos.rte.lvm.5.3.0.64.U
656759935 2854912 bos.rte.lvm.5.3.7.1.U
| 1240743667 409600 bos.rte.tty.6.1.0.3.U
760439356 5141504 bos.up.5.2.0.111.U
2382658090 5208781 IZ11820_7a.080306.epkg.Z
3885633244 4940563 IZ11820_7b.080306.epkg.Z
2070295023 115495 IZ16992_8a.080306.epkg.Z
735615564 3796809 IZ16992_8b.080306.epkg.Z
611408700 3673977 IZ16992_8c.080306.epkg.Z
2166905248 3428899 IZ16992_8d.080306.epkg.Z
2170429470 115691 IZ16992_9a.080307.epkg.Z
1014656148 3832647 IZ16992_9b.080306.epkg.Z
3324704410 3709339 IZ16992_9c.080306.epkg.Z
1795641163 3482555 IZ16992_9d.080306.epkg.Z
3400540784 120191 IZ17111_5a.080306.epkg.Z
2984586224 9775 IZ17111_5b.080306.epkg.Z
3764592368 5114773 IZ17111_5c.080306.epkg.Z
2456126235 4859115 IZ17111_5d.080306.epkg.Z
222011986 5170787 IZ17111_6a.080306.epkg.Z
2186942398 4919125 IZ17111_6b.080306.epkg.Z
csum -h MD5 (md5sum) filename
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5186489f79b0afc131d411225a346999 bos.mp.5.2.0.111.U
5352a3bd27bae5dca4e4e37ab99fbaae bos.mp64.5.2.0.111.U
71697c6d95aec28488744015419dc399 bos.mp64.6.1.0.4.U
0c73aa8f0211c400455feaa6fb8a95c4 bos.rte.lvm.5.2.0.107.U
2f8ad145066390e12e2252446a183944 bos.rte.lvm.5.3.0.64.U
5924783e27116fc537e8f61b2275dddb bos.rte.lvm.5.3.7.1.U
| b98d3aa7d59ebd925f1cfaa9b35835dc bos.rte.tty.6.1.0.3.U
584b6e68e357061347ebba1cb02d1e44 bos.up.5.2.0.111.U
3bdf0c6b42d51f464565d4b979065393 IZ11820_7a.080306.epkg.Z
26fdf12c819265bb0cdce0706973b9bd IZ11820_7b.080306.epkg.Z
dd7dbdd27a20055252321c56a6a6350b IZ16992_8a.080306.epkg.Z
3c62749f4652ae0106d647244e21cfc1 IZ16992_8b.080306.epkg.Z
a08adda9df1864ef6aba017e3c194797 IZ16992_8c.080306.epkg.Z
f7ae9572cb6091232b916ec695bac6ac IZ16992_8d.080306.epkg.Z
27fd38800e29ad4b7ddc97bda9fedcc2 IZ16992_9a.080307.epkg.Z
1944d6c2e00de4c755e5f0c08546db74 IZ16992_9b.080306.epkg.Z
80ef4f2238bd6ee647ca89563f6d74da IZ16992_9c.080306.epkg.Z
7e28e491d2d2ba3e300603d10f511b8e IZ16992_9d.080306.epkg.Z
a5117f2b30ecf9b6a62c30cb4b5a9e7f IZ17111_5a.080306.epkg.Z
0dc97a5bcb07582db1c51ef5c714f245 IZ17111_5b.080306.epkg.Z
f66821b93102a8521b7f4294549f1aa7 IZ17111_5c.080306.epkg.Z
83a0b7b1002a28a8896be6209c9bda78 IZ17111_5d.080306.epkg.Z
0209225b08a8ea140edcc49779856798 IZ17111_6a.080306.epkg.Z
399a7cacd446a17d99dc07b2556a5017 IZ17111_6b.080306.epkg.Z
csum -h SHA1 (sha1sum) filename
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06fef79ed1644e0781b729abc7ecb5f81f843e0c bos.mp.5.2.0.111.U
561fc6f66a74e44c02eaecf2d55930dc29027126 bos.mp64.5.2.0.111.U
13904b26d77f4c38cc48dc4c44bfa45d39eaa2a0 bos.mp64.6.1.0.4.U
4589a5bca998f437aac5c3bc2c222eaa51490dab bos.rte.lvm.5.2.0.107.U
1b6544f470ddb19fa84ca03bbdc6ff55216f8df7 bos.rte.lvm.5.3.0.64.U
99bb3c53d7fca9cd0f9ae96e31c4d48ca4fb8bbe bos.rte.lvm.5.3.7.1.U
| 465e264238eb1a4d218a1e85d8397d059d68d237 bos.rte.tty.6.1.0.3.U
ed3724acab75a4e751c99b2f9a034196bef2dd27 bos.up.5.2.0.111.U
f4dc336263da0fc500f0d7ab3de0e96e21baadf7 IZ11820_7a.080306.epkg.Z
a893913e8ce82acc3490dd007aaa04c09c8ec5a0 IZ11820_7b.080306.epkg.Z
1c766f2af50743f87673cef6a4e33ce8487c7e5c IZ16992_8a.080306.epkg.Z
85515b38a0ef970ebaea64a211e2eeb19e23d9d9 IZ16992_8b.080306.epkg.Z
0d152cd131b0259fa1a7295ba33de25f2fe70bd0 IZ16992_8c.080306.epkg.Z
99fc78dfc6cfbb522853b35173c6328e455be2d1 IZ16992_8d.080306.epkg.Z
09f81efded8e5c6c96975e60e04b728c53656161 IZ16992_9a.080307.epkg.Z
b22d6ba6e1ab6912ae3520a96ba4fa9188352671 IZ16992_9b.080306.epkg.Z
f0d2a2466027ee312eedd02745c7b7a4f38a30fa IZ16992_9c.080306.epkg.Z
3aeb8ca3d0e55990f7b9d7f345a0729b641696b6 IZ16992_9d.080306.epkg.Z
5db5eea7dcdf6d9eef6766d006d824cc5c7b6620 IZ17111_5a.080306.epkg.Z
4cc96eff6aeaa48c5417a287c1ce84a3fb2a3a2d IZ17111_5b.080306.epkg.Z
b3a966360781db061dcfb268d8370e5b8b39d4e4 IZ17111_5c.080306.epkg.Z
7e37864a3c19ef3a1c559d7ca03f9860734cc189 IZ17111_5d.080306.epkg.Z
33ba9211e4206cf3c83945d823aa376c31863fe1 IZ17111_6a.080306.epkg.Z
8acf7122a26620a6550b628474c07cba1bc07c0c IZ17111_6b.080306.epkg.Z
To verify the sums, use the text of this advisory as input to
csum, md5sum, or sha1sum. For example:
csum -h SHA1 -i Advisory.asc
md5sum -c Advisory.asc
sha1sum -c Advisory.asc
These sums should match exactly. The PGP signatures in the tar
file and on this advisory can also be used to verify the
integrity of the fixes. If the sums or signatures cannot be
confirmed, contact IBM AIX Security at
security-alert@austin.ibm.com and describe the discrepancy.
C. FIX AND INTERIM FIX INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT: If possible, it is recommended that a mksysb backup
of the system be created. Verify it is both bootable and
readable before proceeding.
To preview a fix installation:
installp -a -d fix_name -p all # where fix_name is the name of the
# fix package being previewed.
To install a fix package:
installp -a -d fix_name -X all # where fix_name is the name of the
# fix package being installed.
Interim fixes have had limited functional and regression
testing but not the full regression testing that takes place
for Service Packs; thus, IBM does not warrant the fully
correct functionality of an interim fix.
Interim fix management documentation can be found at:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/aix.efixmgmt/home.html
To preview an interim fix installation:
emgr -e ipkg_name -p # where ipkg_name is the name of the
# interim fix package being previewed.
To install an interim fix package:
emgr -e ipkg_name -X # where ipkg_name is the name of the
# interim fix package being installed.
IV. WORKAROUNDS
There are no workarounds.
V. OBTAINING FIXES
AIX 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.
VI. 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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are property of their respective holders.
VII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
IBM discovered and fixed this vulnerability as part of its
commitment to secure the AIX operating system.
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