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3388530 - Files "FlexNetFs.xxxxx" under /dev/shm directory are created with world-writable permission - SAP ASE

Symptom

  • Security software raises exception for world-writable permission on FlexNetFs file

  • Directory /dev/shm/ contains
    • one or more files called FlexNetFs.xxxxx (the suffix is a varying number, linked to a process ID) and/or
    • a file with /dev/shm/.flexnetfs

  • Both the directory and the files are world-writable, which is raised as a security violation
    • List outputs can show, for example:
      sybase:dba:rw-rw-rw-:/dev/shm/.flexnetfs  


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Environment

  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
  • SAP Replication Server
  • SAP IQ
  • SySAM licensing
  • Linux OS

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise all versions

Keywords

/dev/shm, /dev/shm/FlexNetFs, /dev/shm/FlexNetFs.xxxxx, /shm/.flexnetfs, world writable, world-writable, Linux, Red Hat, permission, permissions, FlexNet, FlexNet FileSystem, FlexNet file system , FlexNetFs , .flexnetfs , KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , Problem

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