From: Bob Vickers (bobv@cs.rhul.ac.uk)
Date: Wed May 28 2003 - 07:35:53 EDT
Dear Managers,
Once again I am trying to install a security patch and it is failing to
install because dupatch alleges that I have installed a customer specific
patch which interferes.
An online manual defines a customer specific patch as:
Any patch that is developed and made available to resolve a problem for a
specific customer. A Customer-Specific patch is developed with prior
knowledge of that customer's unique hardware and software configuration
and environment. Customer-Specific patches may not be useful for another
customer's system.
I have never installed such a patch on Tru64 4.0G, I have only installed
official patch kits and publicly announced patches to security problems.
It seems to me that in the past Compaq have erroneously marked some
patches as CSP and this prevents future patches being installed.
I am reluctant to remove the older so-called CSPs because this may bring
back a security problem. What is the simplest safe way out of this mess?
Here are the messages from dupatch:
Problem installing:
- Tru64_UNIX_V4.0G / Security Related Patches:
Patch C 00296.00 - V40G.BL17 CSP for SSRT2373 and SSRT2374 (Shared
Libra
./usr/dt/lib/libDtSvc.so:
is installed by Customer Specific Patch (CSP):
- Tru64_UNIX_V4.0G:
Patch C 00103.04
and can not be replaced by this patch. To install this
patch,
you must first remove the CSP using dupatch. Before
performing
this action, you should contact your Compaq Service
Representative to determine if this patch kit contains the
CSP. If it does not, you may need to obtain a new CSP from
Compaq in order to install the patch kit and retain the
CSP fix.
This patch will not be installed.
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Problem installing:
- Tru64_UNIX_V4.0G / Security Related Patches:
Patch C 00297.00 - V40G.BL17 CSP for SSRT2415
./usr/dt/bin/dtsession:
is installed by Customer Specific Patch (CSP):
- Tru64_UNIX_V4.0G:
Patch C 00103.01
and can not be replaced by this patch. To install this
patch,
you must first remove the CSP using dupatch. Before
performing
this action, you should contact your Compaq Service
Representative to determine if this patch kit contains the
CSP. If it does not, you may need to obtain a new CSP from
Compaq in order to install the patch kit and retain the
CSP fix.
This patch will not be installed.
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Problem installing:
- Tru64_UNIX_V4.0G / Security Related Patches:
Patch C 00299.00 - V40G.BL17 CSP for SSRT2373 and SSRT2374 (Static
Libra
./usr/dt/lib/libDtSvc.a:
is installed by Customer Specific Patch (CSP):
- Tru64_UNIX_V4.0G:
Patch C 00103.01
and can not be replaced by this patch. To install this
patch,
you must first remove the CSP using dupatch. Before
performing
this action, you should contact your Compaq Service
Representative to determine if this patch kit contains the
CSP. If it does not, you may need to obtain a new CSP from
Compaq in order to install the patch kit and retain the
CSP fix.
This patch will not be installed.
Regards,
Bob
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Bob Vickers R.Vickers@cs.rhul.ac.uk
Dept of Computer Science, Royal Holloway, University of London
WWW: http://www.cs.rhul.ac.uk/home/bobv
Phone: +44 1784 443691
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