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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0380 -- [Linux][HP-UX][IRIX][Solaris][AIX][OSX]
A Security Vulnerability in The N1 Grid Engine 6.1 Qmaster
Daemon May Lead to a Denial of Service
11 April 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Sun Grid Engine 6.1
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
Linux variants
HP-UX
AIX
IRIX
Mac OS X
Impact: Denial of Service
Access: Existing Account
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-234822-1
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Solution Type: Sun Alert
Solution 234822 : A Security Vulnerability in The N1 Grid Engine
6.1 Qmaster Daemon May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS)
Bug ID: 6664502
Product
Sun Grid Engine 6.1
Date of Resolved Release: 09-Apr-2008
SA Document Body
Security Vulnerability in The N1 Grid Engine 6.1 Qmaster Daemon (See below for
details)
1. Impact
A security vulnerability in the Qmaster daemon shipped with N1 Grid
Engine 6.1, may allow a local unprivileged user to crash the Qmaster
daemon and thereby cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (64-bit Solaris) without patch 127429-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (64-bit Solaris) Non Solaris package format
without patch 127434-04
x86 Platform
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 without patch 127430-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 Non Solaris package format without patch
127435-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (x64) without patch 127431-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (x64) Non Solaris package format without patch
127436-04
Linux
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 without patch 127437-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 RPM Package format without patch 127479-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (x64) without patch 127438-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 RPM Package format (x64) without patch
127480-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (ia64) without patch 127439-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 RPM Package format (ia64) without patch
127481-04
HP-UX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 without patch 127443-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (64 bit) without patch 127444-04
AIX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (for AIX 5.1) without patch 127440-04
Mac OS
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (x86) without patch 127442-04
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (ppc) without patch 127441-04
IRIX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (for IRIX 6.5) without patch 127445-04
Note: N1 Grid Engine releases prior to 6.1 are not impacted by this
issue.
To determine the version of N1 Grid Engine installed on a system, the
"-help" option can be used:
$ qconf -help | head -1
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
issue has been exploited.
4. Workaround
There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the "Resolution"
section below.
5. Resolution
The issue is addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (64-bit Solaris) with patch 127429-04 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (64-bit Solaris) Non Solaris package format
with patch 127434-04 or later
x86 Platform
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 with patch 127430-04 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 Non Solaris package format with patch 127435-04
or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (x64) with patch 127431-04 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (x64) Non Solaris package format with patch
127436-04 or later
Linux
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 with patch 127437-04 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 RPM Package format with patch 127479-04 or
later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (x64) with patch 127438-04 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 RPM Package format (x64) with patch 127480-04
or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (ia64) with patch 127439-04 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 RPM Package format (ia64) with patch 127481-04
or later
HP-UX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 with patch 127443-04 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (64 bit) with patch 127444-04 or later
AIX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (for AIX 5.1) with patch 127440-04 or later
Mac OS
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (x86) with patch 127442-04 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (ppc) with patch 127441-04 or later
IRIX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.1 (for IRIX 6.5) with patch 127445-04 or later
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