PI43094: SENDMAIL FAILS WITH: DROP_PRIVILEGES: SETUID(0)

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Sendmail client fails with drop_privileges: setuid(0) succeeded
  (when it should not).
  
  
  BPXF024I
  (#OMVS) sendmail: NOQUEUE:
                                              SYSERR
  (xxxxxxxx): drop_privileges: setuid(0) succeeded (when it should
  not)
  
  ICH408I USER (xxxxxxxx)
  GROUP(xxxxxxxx) NAME(xxxxxxxxx)
  D
  BPX.DAEMON
  CL(FACILITY)
  D
  INSUFFICIENT ACCESS AUTHORITY
  E
  ACCESS
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the IBM Communications Server   *
  *                 for z/OS Version 1 Release(s) 13: Sendmail   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: sendmail Client fails with:             *
  *                      DROP_PRIVILEGES: SETUID(0)              *
  *                      succeeded.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply PTF.                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  sendmail client was executing a code path shared by the
  client and the server. Due to a missing defition,
  conditional code specific to the server was included in
  the client. The included code generates the
  'drop_privileges: setuid(0) succeeded' error message.
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  + Please check our Communications Server for OS/390 homepages +
  + for common networking tips and fixes.  The URL for these    +
  + homepages can be found in Informational APAR II11334.       +
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  

Problem conclusion

• Build tool is updated to correctly set the conditional
  compile value.
  
  * Cross Reference between External and Internal Names
  EZASM2   (SNDMMAI2)
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI28746

Modules/Macros

• EZASM2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TCP/IP V3 MVS

• Fixed component ID

  5655HAL00

Applicable component levels

• R1D0 PSY UI28746

     UP15/08/15 P F508

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