Security fix for VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 (all versions) for HP-UX - Symantec Security Advisory SYM05-023
Details:
This patch resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability in VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 Update 3 for HP-UX.
This patch can be applied to Update 3 only. All other 3.5 versions must first be upgraded to 3.5 Update 3:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/272933 All versions of VERITAS Cluster Server 3.5 on HP-UX are affected and must be upgraded to Update 3 and this patch applied. For further information on this vulnerability, refer to
http://support.veritas.com/docs/279870 which also contains links to patches for other platforms and versions.
This patch also contains a number of fixes for incidents not related to security (see below).
Refer to the information included in the patch file for installation instructions
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File Name: HPUX_VCS3.5U3l+i18n-secfix-e418977a_279947.tar.Z
File Type: Patch
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Supplemental Material:| System: Ref.# | Description |
| ETrack: 251650 | Reject setting frozen = 1 and tfrozen = 1 at same time. |
| ETrack: 254859 | HAD assert failure when remaining node in 3-node cluster is stuck in LEAVING state. |
| ETrack: 256416 | Maintain AutoStart state across failovers. |
| ETrack: 267994 | HAD core when group is changed from Parallel to Failover. |
| ETrack: 284786 | When server returns ECONREFUSED, localhost should retry before exit. |
| ETrack: 312812 | Modify halog for UTF8 encoding. |
| ETrack: 368367 | Modify ha commands to show output when debug log tag is set. |
| ETrack: 322217 | Removed unnecessary call from hacf. |
| ETrack: 426545 | Add engine check for username password length. |
| ETrack: 426548 | Packaging changes to remove root suid in some binaries. |
Products Applied:
Cluster Server for UNIX 3.5 (HP-UX), 3.5 U1 (HP-UX), 3.5 U2 (HP-UX), 3.5 U3 (HP-UX)
Subjects:
Cluster Server for UNIX
Application: Patches
HP-UX
Application: Patches
Languages:
English (US)
Operating Systems:
HP-UX11.0.
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