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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2010.0823.2
AIX security vulnerabilities in sa_snap
17 September 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: AIX 5.3, 6.1, and earlier releases
VIOS 1.5, 2.1, and earlier releases
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2010-3405 CVE-2010-3406
Original Bulletin:
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sa_snap_advisory.asc
Revision History: September 17 2010: Added CVEs
September 14 2010: Initial Release
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IBM SECURITY ADVISORY
First Issued: Mon Sep 13 13:15:05 CDT 2010
The most recent version of this document is available here:
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sa_snap_advisory.asc
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
VULNERABILITY: AIX security vulnerabilities in sa_snap
PLATFORMS: AIX 5.3, 6.1, and earlier releases
VIOS 1.5, 2.1, and earlier releases
SOLUTION: Apply the fix or workaround as described below.
THREAT: A system group user may execute arbitrary code as
root and delete sensitive files on the system.
CERT VU Number: N/A
CVE Number: N/A
Reboot required? NO
Workarounds? YES
Protected by FPM? NO
Protected by SED? NO
Protected by AIXPERT? NO
DETAILED INFORMATION
I. DESCRIPTION
a) A buffer overflow is created in program
/usr/esa/sbin/sa_snap, resulting in potential privilege
escalation by a system group users.
b) In AIX 5.3, a system group user can delete sensitive
files on the system.
II. PLATFORM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
Note: To use the following commands on VIOS you must first
execute:
oem_setup_env
To determine if your system is vulnerable, execute the following
command:
lslpp -L bos.esagent
The following fileset levels are vulnerable:
AIX Fileset Lower Level Upper Level
------------------------------------------------
bos.esagent 06.05.0010.0000 06.05.0010.0003
bos.esagent 06.05.0011.0000 06.05.0011.0004
bos.esagent 06.05.0012.0000 06.05.0012.0001
bos.esagent 06.06.0002.0000 06.06.0002.0005
bos.esagent 06.06.0003.0000 06.06.0003.0005
bos.esagent 06.06.0004.0000 06.06.0004.0007
bos.esagent 06.06.0005.0000 06.06.0005.0002
III. SOLUTION
A. FIXES
Fixes are now available. The fixes can be downloaded from:
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/sa_snap_fix.tar
The links above are to a tar file containing this signed
advisory, fix packages, and PGP signatures for each package.
AIX Level VIOS Level Fix
-------------------------------------------------------------------
5.3.10 1.5.2 IZ82630_10.100910.epkg.Z
5.3.11 IZ82245_11.100910.epkg.Z
5.3.12 IZ81819_12.100910.epkg.Z
6.1.2 2.1.0 IZ84167_02.100910.epkg.Z
6.1.3 2.1.1 IZ83909_03.100910.epkg.Z
6.1.4 2.1.2 IZ83975_04.100910.epkg.Z
6.1.5 2.1.3 IZ83942_05.100910.epkg.Z
To extract the fixes from the tar file:
tar xvf sa_snap_fix.tar
cd sa_snap
Verify you have retrieved the fixes intact:
The checksums below were generated using the "csum -h SHA1"
(sha1sum) commands and are as follows:
csum -h SHA1 (sha1sum) filename
------------------------------------------------------------------
1c86260dcaf2cdcd08f6646c98fcec9c0abeb1b6 IZ81819_12.100910.epkg.Z
3d0a20490c6271fb35afbe99cc028476b6ae8b68 IZ82245_11.100910.epkg.Z
6e67ebdfe904235099e2019b6118ee91ab162638 IZ82630_10.100910.epkg.Z
4d1b2f681103e7a0dcb88f20af17b0cc50d62b0d IZ83909_03.100910.epkg.Z
630ed06b834bc97a48411b2475f663125cb7b1ca IZ83942_05.100910.epkg.Z
954fc0b96abd0c2f293fb7a9a02487abf2d929b6 IZ83975_04.100910.epkg.Z
e71a6e1e22119a41147fa5a68291db0f82a59c0f IZ84167_02.100910.epkg.Z
To verify the sums, use the text of this advisory as input to
csum or sha1sum. For example:
csum -h SHA1 -i 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 and describe the
discrepancy at the following address:
security-alert@austin.ibm.com
B. 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.
Fix management documentation can be found at:
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/aix.efixmgmt/home.html
To preview fix installation:
emgr -e fix_name -p # where fix_name is the name of the
# fix being previewed.
To install fix package:
emgr -e fix_name -X # where fix_name is the name of the
# fix being installed.
C. APARS
IBM has assigned the following APARs to this problem:
AIX Level APAR number Service pack date
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5.3.10 IZ73757 9/22/10 sp5
5.3.11 IZ73681 9/22/10 sp5
5.3.12 IZ73590 9/22/10 sp2
6.1.2 IZ75465 10/20/10 sp10
6.1.3 IZ75440 10/20/10 sp7
6.1.4 IZ75369 10/20/10 sp7
6.1.5 IZ73599 10/20/10 sp3
Subscribe to the APARs here:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ82630
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ82245
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ81819
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ84167
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83909
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83975
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ83942
By subscribing, you will receive periodic email alerting you
to the status of the APAR, and a link to download the service
pack when it becomes available.
IV. WORKAROUND
The attacking user must be in the system group to exploit this
vulnerability and the system group is considered a privileged
group that only root can create.
Please take this into consideration to prevent wrongly assigning
group ids.
VI. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you would like to receive AIX Security Advisories via email,
please visit:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support
and click on the "My notifications" link.
To view previously issued advisories, 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 obtain 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 our web page:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/resources/systems_p_os_aix_security_pgpkey.txt
C. Download the key from a PGP Public Key Server. The key ID is:
0x28BFAA12
Please contact your local IBM AIX support center for any
assistance.
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Corporation. IBM, AIX and pSeries are registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks
are property of their respective holders.
VII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Lucas McLane, CISSP for disclosing and providing PoC.
Also, Joe Cushing for helping Lucas with AIX microcode upgrades.
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