Solaris Lightweight Availability Collection Tool Race Condition Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022510
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1022510
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CVE Reference: CVE-2009-2314
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jul 27 2009
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Original Entry Date: Jul 3 2009
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Impact: Modification of system information, Modification of user information, Root access via local system, User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Sun Alert
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Version(s): Lightweight Availability Collection Tool 3.0
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in the Solaris Lightweight Availability Collection Tool. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can exploit a race condition in the Lightweight Availability Collection Tool to overwrite arbitrary files on the target system. This allows the local user to gain root privileges.
Mike Gerdts reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix, available at:
http://www.sun.com/service/stb/
SPARC Platform
* Lightweight Availability
Collection Tool 3.1 or later (for Solaris 7, 8, 9 and 10)
x86 Platform
* Lightweight Availability Collection Tool 3.1
or later (for Solaris 9 and 10)
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261408-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261408-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error, State error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:38:16 -0400
Subject: Sun Lightweight Availability Collection Tool 3.0
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-261408-1
261408
Security Vulnerability in Lightweight Availability Collection Tool May Allow Unprivileged User to Ove
rwrite Files
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