>> > 4118295 LC_* can be used to obtain root access from setuid programs >> This is already fixed in Solaris 7 and the following patches for >> Solaris 2.6: >> RELEASE ARCH PATCH >> 5.6 i386 105211-06 >> 5.6 sparc 105210-06 > >OK, did I miss the later messages on this topic? I've been waiting for a >formal announcement from Sun, or a real patch, or someone to say that this >patch definitely fixes the problem, or SOMETHING... > >I don't know what version of patching Peter was talking about, but right >now, I can consistently gain root on my Solaris 7 sparc box, with MU2 >applied, using the LC_MESSAGES buffer overflow exploit. And I can >consistently do Bad Things to sh on a Solaris 2.6 box with 105210-19 >(its a production machine, I can't actively root it). Both 105210-22 and 105211-22 were released June 25, and list as the bug fixed: 4240566 security: LC_MESSAGES buffer overflow -scott
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