Sun N1 Grid Engine Buffer Overflows Let Local Users Shutdown the Grid Service or Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016607
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016607
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-3941
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jun 8 2008
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Original Entry Date: Jul 29 2006
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Impact: Denial of service via local system, Execution of arbitrary code 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): Sun Grid Engine 5.3, Sun N1 Grid Engine 6
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Sun N1 Grid Engine. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
In certain cases, a local user can trigger a buffer overflow in the Sun N1 Grid Engine daemons to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A local user can also kill the qmaster or execd process and shutdown the grid service.
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Impact: A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can cause shutdown the grid service
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Solution: Sun has issued the following fix.
SPARC Platform
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (32-bit Solaris) with patch 123037-01 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (64-bit Solaris) with patch 123038-01 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (32-bit Solaris) NON-Solaris Package
format with patch 123041-01 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (64-bit Solaris) NON-Solaris Package format with patch 123042-01
or later
x86 Platform
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 with patch 123039-01 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 NON-Solaris Package
format with patch 123043-01 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (x64) with patch 123040-01 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (x64)
NON-Solaris Package format with patch 123044-01 or later
Linux
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 with patch 123045-01 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (x64) with patch 123046-01 or later
Windows
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 with patch 123052-01 or later
HP-UX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 with patch 123050-01 or later
AIX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (for AIX 4.3) with patch 123047-01 or later
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (for AIX 5.1) with patch 123048-01 or later
Mac OS
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 with patch 123049-01 or
later
IRIX
* N1 Grid Engine 6.0 (for IRIX 6.5) with patch 123051-01 or later
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?
assetkey=1-26-102322-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102322-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (AIX), UNIX (HP/UX), UNIX (OS X), UNIX (SGI/IRIX), UNIX (Solaris - SunOS), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:02:04 -0400
Subject: Security Vulnerability With Sun N1 Grid Engine Daemons
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102322-1
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