non-critical impact:

libc - undocumented Tru64 UNIX APIs (NcWn160)

Problem description

The following set of APIs from the C library, libc, are not documented on Tru64 UNIX and may not be available on HP-UX.

On Tru64 UNIX, these APIs are for internal use only. Customer applications should not be referencing these APIs.

Identifiers

auditwrite	sia_check_sysenv
bsd_siad_getgrid	sia_free_context
bsd_siad_getpwname	sia_free_entity
ch_perm	sia_free_netauth
key_decryptsession	sia_get_mech_netauth
key_encryptsession	sia_getamsg
key_gendes	sia_mat_get_libnam
key_setsecret	sia_mat_get_pkgind
mkpwclear	sia_mat_get_pkgnam
mkpwunclear	sia_mat_init
sia_alloc_context	sia_restore_sysenv
sia_alloc_entity	sia_setupfp
sia_alloc_netauth	sia_switch_change
sia_attr_endent	sia_switch_session
sia_attr_getent	sia_warning
sia_attr_getname	siad_attr_endent
sia_attr_putent	siad_attr_getent
sia_attr_query	siad_attr_getnam
sia_attr_setent	siad_attr_putent
sia_attr_to_string	siad_attr_query
sia_authorize	siad_attr_setent

See also

• Background information on security related issues impacts

Solution description

See HP-UX Documentation to determine if there is an appropriate replacement API.

See also

• HP-UX Documentation

Problem summary