Patch Name:  PHCO_7204

Patch Description: s300_400 9.X elm(1) patch

Creation Date: 96/04/11

Post Date:  96/07/19

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
        s300_400: 9.00 9.03 9.10

Products: N/A

Filesets:
        MAILERS

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s300_400/9.X/PHCO_7204

Symptoms:
        PHCO_7204:
        1. A symbolic link from the temp file could bypass access
           restrictions on file creation.

Defect Description:
        PHCO_7204:
        1. Elm did not check to see if the temp file existed as a
           symbolic link.

SR:
        4701314476

Patch Files:  
        /usr/bin/elm

what(1) Output:
        /usr/bin/elm:
                $Revision: 70.85.1.77 $

sum(1) Output:
        51954 453 /usr/bin/elm

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  None

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:  None

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size:  280 Kbytes

Installation Instructions:  
        Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
        SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
        and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
        restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
        before installing this patch.
        ------------------------------------------------------------
        1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

        2. Copy the patch to your /tmp directory and unshar it:

                cd /tmp
                cp patch_source/PHCO_7204 .
                sh PHCO_7204

        3. Become root and run update:

                /etc/update [-r [kernel_gen_file]] -s \
                        /tmp/PHCO_7204.updt PHCO_7204

        Update moves the original software to
        /system/PHCO_7204/orig.  Keep this file to recover from any
        potential problems.  You should move the .text file to
        /system/PHCO_7204 for future reference.

        To put this patch on a magnetic tape and update from the
        tape drive, use dd:

                dd if=PHCO_7204.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048

Special Installation Instructions:  None