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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2003.0569 -- SGI Security Advisory
Checkpoint/Restart Vulnerability
15 August 2003
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Checkpoint/Restart (cpr) System
Publisher: SGI
Operating System: IRIX prior to 6.5.22
Impact: Overwrite Arbitrary Files
Access Required: Existing Account
CVE Names: CAN-2003-0679
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SGI Security Advisory
Title : Checkpoint/Restart Vulnerability
Number : 20030802-01-P
Date : August 14, 2003
Reference : CVE CAN-2003-0679
Reference : SGI BUG 894920
Fixed in : IRIX 6.5.22 or patches 5264 through 5269
______________________________________________________________________________
SGI provides this information freely to the SGI user community for its
consideration, interpretation, implementation and use. SGI recommends that
this information be acted upon as soon as possible.
SGI provides the information in this Security Advisory on an "AS-IS" basis
only, and disclaims all warranties with respect thereto, express, implied
or otherwise, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall SGI be liable for
any loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data or for any indirect,
special, exemplary, incidental or consequential damages of any kind arising
from your use of, failure to use or improper use of any of the instructions
or information in this Security Advisory.
______________________________________________________________________________
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- - --- Issue Specifics ---
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It has been reported that the checkpoint/restart (cpr) system has a security
vulnerability whereby normal users can truncate or overwrite certain files
for which they do not have appropriate permissions.
A local account on the system would be required to exploit this vulnerability.
The vulnerability exists within the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of the libcpr
library and therefore binaries that load that library may exhibit the
vulnerability.
SGI has investigated the issue and recommends the following steps for
neutralizing the exposure. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that these measures be
implemented on ALL vulnerable SGI systems.
These issues have been corrected with patches and in future releases of IRIX.
- - --------------
- - --- Impact ---
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The 32 bit versions of libcpr are installed by default on IRIX 6.5 systems
as part of the optional eoe.sw.cpr package. The 64 bit version is part of
the optional eoe.sw64.lib package which is installed by default on 64 bit
systems.
To determine the version of IRIX you are running, execute the following
command:
# /bin/uname -R
That will return a result similar to the following:
# 6.5 6.5.19f
The first number ("6.5") is the release name, the second ("6.5.16f" in this
case) is the extended release name. The extended release name is the
"version" we refer to throughout this document.
To see if the 32 bit versions of the libcpr library are installed, execute
the following command:
% versions eoe.sw.cpr
I = Installed, R = Removed
Name Date Description
I eoe 05/18/2003 IRIX Execution Environment, 6.5.20f
I eoe.sw 05/18/2003 IRIX Execution Environment Software
I eoe.sw.cpr 05/18/2003 SGI Checkpoint-Restart Software
To check for the 64 bit versions:
% versions eoe.sw64.lib
I = Installed, R = Removed
Name Date Description
I eoe 05/18/2003 IRIX Execution Environment, 6.5.20f
I eoe.sw64 05/18/2003 EOE 64bit Libraries
I eoe.sw64.lib 05/18/2003 IRIX 64bit Libraries
If the output is similar to the above, then libcpr is installed and the
system may be vulnerable.
- - ----------------------------
- - --- Temporary Workaround ---
- - ----------------------------
SGI understands that there are times when upgrading the operating system or
installing patches are inconvenient or not possible. In those instances, we
recommend the following workaround:
Remove the checkpoint / restart system by doing "versions remove eoe.sw.cpr"
If the eoe.sw64.lib package is installed, it should be removed with
"versions remove eoe.sw64.lib"
Of course after doing that, cpr services will no longer be available.
- - ----------------
- - --- Solution ---
- - ----------------
SGI has provided a series of patches for these vulnerabilities. Our
recommendation is to upgrade to IRIX 6.5.22 (when available), or install the
appropriate patch.
OS Version Vulnerable? Patch # Other Actions
---------- ----------- ------- -------------
IRIX 3.x unknown Note 1
IRIX 4.x unknown Note 1
IRIX 5.x unknown Note 1
IRIX 6.0.x unknown Note 1
IRIX 6.1 unknown Note 1
IRIX 6.2 unknown Note 1
IRIX 6.3 unknown Note 1
IRIX 6.4 unknown Note 1
IRIX 6.5 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.1 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.2 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.3 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.4 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.5 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.6 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.7 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.8 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.9 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.10 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.11 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.12 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.13 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.14 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.15 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.16 yes Notes 2 & 3
IRIX 6.5.17m yes 5264 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.17f yes 5265 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.18m yes 5266 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.18f yes 5267 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.19m yes 5266 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.19f yes 5267 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.20m yes 5268 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.20f yes 5268 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.21m yes 5269 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.21f yes 5269 Notes 2 & 4
IRIX 6.5.22 no
NOTES
1) This version of the IRIX operating has been retired. Upgrade to an
actively supported IRIX operating system. See
http://support.sgi.com for more information.
2) If you have not received an IRIX 6.5.X CD for IRIX 6.5, contact your
SGI Support Provider or URL: http://support.sgi.com
3) Upgrade to IRIX 6.5.22 (when available)
4) Upgrade to IRIX 6.5.22 (when available), or install the patch
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- - -------------
- - --- Links ---
- - -------------
SGI Security Advisories can be found at:
http://www.sgi.com/support/security/ and
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/
SGI Security Patches can be found at:
http://www.sgi.com/support/security/ and
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/patches/
SGI patches for IRIX can be found at the following patch servers:
http://support.sgi.com/ and ftp://patches.sgi.com/
SGI freeware updates for IRIX can be found at:
http://freeware.sgi.com/
SGI patches and RPMs for Linux can be found at:
http://support.sgi.com
SGI patches for Windows NT or 2000 can be found at:
http://support.sgi.com/
IRIX 5.2-6.4 Recommended/Required Patch Sets can be found at:
http://support.sgi.com/ and ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/patchset/
IRIX 6.5 Maintenance Release Streams can be found at:
http://support.sgi.com/
IRIX 6.5 Software Update CDs can be obtained from:
http://support.sgi.com/
The primary SGI anonymous FTP site for security advisories and patches is
patches.sgi.com. Security advisories and patches are located under the URL
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/
For security and patch management reasons, ftp.sgi.com (mirrors
patches.sgi.com security FTP repository) lags behind and does not do a
real-time update.
- - -----------------------------------------
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If there are questions about this document, email can be sent to
security-info@sgi.com.
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The primary SGI anonymous FTP site for security advisories and patches is
patches.sgi.com. Security advisories and patches are located under the URL
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The SGI Security Headquarters Web page is accessible at the URL:
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For issues with the patches on the FTP sites, email can be sent to
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For assistance obtaining or working with security patches, please
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