Re: License Manager's lockfiles (Solaris 2.5.1)

From: Casper Dik (casperat_private)
Date: Tue Oct 27 1998 - 00:36:28 PST

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    >On Oct 21,  8:22pm, Joel Eriksson wrote:
    >} Subject: License Manager's lockfiles (Solaris 2.5.1)
    >} License Manager on Solaris 2.5.1 tends to make stupid lockfiles owned by
    >} root and mode 666 (worldwrite'able). That is not good, since anyone could
    >} create rootowned files which they then would be able to modify. It's an
    >} even bigger problem since it just takes about a minute 'til the lockfile
    >} is created after it's replaced with a symlink which it follows ..
    >
    >Highland has been recommending for ages that you not run the license
    >manager as root.  If you follow their advise by running the license
    >manager under a dedicated non-privileged uid, you'll significantly
    >cut down on the potential damage.
    
    
    And that has been addressed in the following Sun patches:
    
    104217-01: FLEXlm (SUNWlicsw, SUNWlit) 4.1: CERT security advisory patch
    104829-01: FLEXlm 4.1: Licensing (SUNWlicsw, SUNWlit) Jumbo Patch for Solaris SPARC
    104830-01: FLEXlm Licensing (SUNWlicsw, SUNWlit) Jumbo Patch for Solaris Intel
    



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