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- DDN Security Bulletin 9110 DCA DDN Defense Communications System
- 23 July 91 Published by: DDN Security Coordination Center
- (SCC@NIC.DDN.MIL) (800) 235-3155
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- DEFENSE DATA NETWORK
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- Patch for SunOS /usr/lib/lpd
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- ! The following important advisory was issued by the Computer !
- ! Emergency Response Team (CERT) and is being relayed unedited !
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- ! Center distribution system as a means of providing DDN !
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- CA-91:10 CERT Advisory
- July 15, 1991
- Patch for SunOS /usr/lib/lpd
-
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-
- The Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has
- received information concerning the availability of a security patch
- for /usr/lib/lpd in Sun Microsystems, Inc. operating systems. This
- problem will be fixed in SunOS 5.0. Patches are available for SunOS 4.0.3,
- SunOS 4.1, and SunOS 4.1.1 through your local Sun answer centers worldwide
- as well as through anonymous ftp to ftp.uu.net (in ~ftp/sun-dist).
- Patch ID and file information are as follows:
-
- Fix Patch ID Filename Checksum
- /usr/lib/lpd 100305-03 100305-03.tar.Z 58052 380
-
- Please note that Sun Microsystems sometimes updates patch files. If
- you find that the checksum is different please contact Sun Microsystems
- or us for verification.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- I. DESCRIPTION:
-
- A security vulnerability exists in /usr/lib/lpd in all
- existing versions of SunOS that allows an unprivileged user
- to delete any system files.
-
- II. IMPACT:
-
- Any user logged into the system can delete files that they do
- not own.
-
- III. SOLUTION:
-
- Install the new version of lpd. You may want to alert
- users in advance that printer service will be disrupted.
- Then, before installing the patch, drain the print queues.
- This is generally done using the lpc command. Later,
- after the patch is installed, printer queues can be
- re-enabled.
-
- As root:
-
- 1. Kill the currently running lpd process. Kill -INT
- will allow the running lpd to do necessary clean-up.
-
- # ps -ax | grep lpd
- # kill -INT {process id of lpd found in the above command}
-
- 2. Move the current version aside and change the file mode
- of the old version to prevent misuse.
-
- # mv /usr/lib/lpd /usr/lib/lpd.OLD
- # chmod 100 /usr/lib/lpd.OLD
-
- 3. Install the new version of lpd
-
- # cp sun{3,3x,4,4c.386i}/{4.1,4.1.1}/lpd /usr/lib/lpd
- # chown root.daemon /usr/lib/lpd
- # chmod 6711 /usr/lib/lpd
-
- 4. Set up devices (note: new device name /dev/lpd/printer) to
- work with new lpd. Create a link, /dev/printer, for
- compatibility purposes.
-
- # rm -f /dev/printer
- # mkdir /dev/lpd
- # chown root.daemon /dev/lpd
- # chmod 710 /dev/lpd
- # ln -s /dev/lpd/printer /dev/printer
-
- 5. Modify line printer program protections
-
- # chmod 6711 /usr/ucb/lpr
- # chmod 6711 /usr/ucb/lpq
- # chmod 6711 /usr/ucb/lprm
- # chmod 2711 /usr/etc/lpc
-
- 6. Restart lpd
-
- # /usr/lib/lpd
-
- 7. Edit /etc/rc or /etc/rc.local file and change the line that removes
- the /dev/printer file upon system startup. It should reflect
- the change in location from /dev/printer to /dev/lpd/printer.
-
- Original:
-
- if [ -f /usr/lib/lpd ]; then
- rm -f /dev/printer /var/spool/lpd.lock
-
- Change to:
-
- if [ -f /usr/lib/lpd ]; then
- rm -f /dev/lpd/printer /var/spool/lpd.lock
- ^^^^
- NEW
-
- The results should look like:
- if [ -f /usr/lib/lpd ]; then
- rm -f /dev/lpd/printer /var/spool/lpd.lock
- /usr/lib/lpd; echo -n ' printer'
- fi
-
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-
- If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact CERT/CC via
- telephone or e-mail.
-
- Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (CERT/CC)
- Software Engineering Institute
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
-
- Internet E-mail: cert@cert.sei.cmu.edu
- Telephone: 412-268-7090 24-hour hotline:
- CERT/CC personnel answer 7:30a.m.-6:00p.m. EST,
- on call for emergencies during other hours.
-
- Past advisories and other computer security related information are available
- for anonymous ftp from the cert.sei.cmu.edu (192.88.209.5) system.
-
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