Patch-ID# 101710-01 Keywords: security, dump, in.comsat, in.talkd, shutdown, syslogd, write Synopsis: ONLINE DISKSUITE (ODS) 1.0: Security update for dump. Date: Apr/22/94 Solaris Release: 1.1 SunOS Release: 4.1.3C 4.1.3 4.1.2 Unbundled Product: ONLINE DISKSUITE (ODS) Unbundled Release: 1.0 Relevant Architectures: sun4(all) BugId's fixed with this patch: 1140162 1063519 Xref: Patch 100593 is the non_ODS version of this patch. Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: 100272(-07+) 100909(-02+) 101480 101481 101482 Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: dump Problem Description: 1140162 Several programs, as originally shipped, could be exploited in an obscure way to gain root access. 1063519 If a level 0 dump is performed with the achive file option (a) then a 'restore ta' will work just fine. If the dump is an incremental or partial dump, then restore fails with 'Cannot find file removal list' and restore terminates. Patch Installation Instructions: 1) Login as root. 2) Make a backup copy of the old file (if you have installed any of the earlier patch revisions, you may wish to save under another name): mv /usr/etc/dump /usr/etc/dump.fcs 3) Change the permissions on the saved file to prevent its execution: chmod 400 /usr/etc/dump.fcs 4) Copy in the patched file: cp sun4/`uname -r`/dump /usr/etc/dump 5) Set ownership & permissions: chown root /usr/etc/dump chgrp tty /usr/etc/dump chmod 6755 /usr/etc/dump