Re: Subsystem ODP exploit (was setsppfp bug)

for the original version posted by Gene, yes, but
there are lvl40 versions out there as well, so lvl50
seems a good idea. It is that anyway!

----- Original Message -----
From: Jose Luis Calvo <jlcalvo@adinet.com.uy>
To: <MI400@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 2:26 PM
Subject: RE: Subsystem ODP exploit (was setsppfp bug)


> Could seclvl 40 be enough?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phil Hall <hallp@ssax.com>
> To: <MI400@midrange.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 4:04 PM
> Subject: Subsystem ODP exploit (was setsppfp bug)
>
>
> >
> > [ FYI:I've changed the thread subject, because it isn't a bug in
> setsppfp()
> > but a issue with the ODP of the subsytem object. ]
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > > Since the startup program can be secured, would this be a good interim
> > step
> > > until (if?) IBM fixes this bug?  Would you be willing to publish this
> > > "eraser"?
> >
> > Now that this topic has reached a peak here's a simple no-code fix for
> this
> > that exists on every machine.
> >
> > Move to seclvl 50.
> >
> > To continue running the program @seclvl 50, the programs state needs to
be
> > changed to *SYSTEM. Although changing the state of programs is trivial,
it
> > does (unless the state changing is done properly) flag the object as
> > modified and the command CHKOBJITG will find it.
> >
> > Running CHKOBJITG and also running queries on objects to find new ones
> > running system state is already part of you security policies isn't it
;-)
> >
> > --phil
> >
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