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    Subject: Sun Security Bulletin #00169
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                       Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin
    
    Bulletin Number:        #00169
    Date:                   April 29, 1998
    Cross-Ref:
    Title:                  ufsrestore
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    1.  Bulletins Topics
    
        Sun announces the release of patches for Solaris(tm) 2.5.1 and 2.5
        (SunOS(tm) 5.5.1 and 5.5), which relate to a vulnerability in ufsrestore.
    
        Sun recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4
        immediately on systems running SunOS 5.5.1 and 5.5.
    
    2.  Who is Affected
    
        Vulnerable:  SunOS 5.5.1, 5.5.1_x86, 5.5 and 5.5_x86.
    
        Not vulnerable: All other supported versions of SunOS.
    
    3.  Understanding the Vulnerability
    
        The ufsrestore utility is used to restore files from backup media
        created with the ufsdump command. A vulnerability has been found
        in ufsrestore which, if exploited, would permit a user to become
        root.
    
    4.  List of Patches
    
        The following patches are available in relation to the above problem.
    
        SunOS               Patch ID
        _____               _________
    
        SunOS 5.5.1         104490-05
        SunOS 5.5.1_x86     104491-04
        SunOS 5.5           103261-06
        SunOS 5.5_x86       103262-06
    
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