Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM
Known Affected Versions:
12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1
Fixed In:
13.1.0
Opened: Nov 29, 2016 Severity: 3-Major
CLI VPN client changes umask of /etc/hosts to 077. After disconnecting from VPN, the umask is not restored back to the original.
It breaks usability of /etc/resolv.conf for OS apps.
CLI VPN client is used to establish VPN connection on Mac/Linux.
An administrator can restore umask of /etc/hosts using system tools.
Now the Mac/Linux CLI VPN client preserves the original umask of /etc/hosts after disconnecting from VPN.