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Digest Name:  daily HP-UX security bulletins digest
    Created:  Tue Jan  8  3:00:04 PST 2002

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HPSBUX0201-178   Sec. Vulnerability with filesystem deadlock

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Document ID:  HPSBUX0201-178
Date Loaded:  20020107
      Title:  Sec. Vulnerability with filesystem deadlock

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    HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SECURITY BULLETIN: #0178,
    Originally issued: 07 January 2002
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The information in the following Security Bulletin should be
acted upon as soon as possible.  Hewlett-Packard Company will
not be liable for any consequences to any customer resulting
from customer's failure to fully implement instructions in this
Security Bulletin as soon as possible.

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PROBLEM:  filesystem deadlock causes the system hang

PLATFORM: HP9000 Series 700/800 running HP-UX releases 10.20,
          10.24, 11.00, 11.04, and 11.11 only.

DAMAGE:   Potential denial of service (DoS)

SOLUTION: Apply the appropriate patch:
                   10.20  Series 700       PHKL_24517,
                   10.20  Series 800       PHKL_24518,
                   11.00                   PHKL_22932,
                   11.04  (VVOS)           PHKL_25033,
                   11.11                   PHKL_23335.

MANUAL ACTIONS: None

AVAILABILITY: All patches are available now.

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 A. Background
    Hewlett-Packard Company has learned of a situation where
    a local account could  exploit a file system weakness that
    could result in a hang.

 B. Recommended solution
    The problem can be fully rectified by application of one of
    these patches to the appropriate HP-UX release:
                   10.20  Series 700       PHKL_24517,
                   10.20  Series 800       PHKL_24518,
                   11.00                   PHKL_22932,
                   11.04  (VVOS)           PHKL_25033,
                   11.11                   PHKL_23335.

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