Patch-ID# 108976-06 Keywords: security rmformat removable media format Jaz Adaptec 2903B Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/bin/rmformat and /usr/sbin/format patch Date: Mar/04/2002 Solaris Release: 8_x86 SunOS Release: 5.8_x86 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 108975 Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/bin/rmformat and /usr/sbin/format patch NOTE: Refer to Special Install Instructions section for IMPORTANT specific information on this patch. Relevant Architectures: i386 BugId's fixed with this patch: 4035460 4146130 4242879 4292212 4304790 4308431 4311553 4322206 4328893 4397736 4475614 4484419 Changes incorporated in this version: 4035460 4146130 4475614 4484419 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: 108969-01 or greater 108978-01 or greater Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /usr/bin/rmformat /usr/sbin/format Problem Description: 4035460 Format does not handle disklabels on intelligent disks sanely 4146130 Using 'format' cmd with disk type of 'other' menu option does not work 4475614 Format allows analyze/write to a T3B device with read only permission 4484419 format sometimes dumps core when mpxio is present (from 108976-05) 4397736 Command format displays ":d" instead the number of Blocks (from 108976-04) 4328893 format displays different form of disk name for fabric devices. (from 108976-03) 4304790 sometimes must eject/remount to rmformat zip media on intel (from 108976-02) 4322206 /usr/bin/rmformat has potential buffer overflows (from 108976-01) 4292212 New utility rmformat needed to support removable media 4242879 format: no removable media in normal mode 4308431 rmformat -F long/quick failing for Jaz media on Intel. 4311553 rmformat fails to write vtoc if the number of slices is just one. Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch. For Solaris 7-8 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below as special instructions. The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine: example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02 The following example removes a patch from a standalone system: example# patchrm 104945-02 For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- NOTE 1: If you're using CDE 1.4, you MUST install the following patches: 109166-01 (or newer) CDE 1.4: dtfile patch 109168-01 (or newer) CDE 1.4: Desktop Help Update Patch 108922-02 (or newer) CDE 1.4: dtwm Patch If you're using OpenWindows 3.8, you MUST install patch 109464-01 (or newer). NOTE 2: To get the complete Removable Media functionality, one needs to install the following patches: 108971-01 (or newer) /usr/lib/fs/pcfs/fsck and /usr/lib/fs/pcfs/mkfs patch 108973-01 (or newer) /sbin/fdisk patch 108978-01 (or newer) libsmedia patch 108969-01 (or newer) vol/vold/rmmount patch NOTE 3: To get the complete fix for 4304790 (sometimes must eject/ remount to rmformat zip media on intel), one needs to install the following patches: 109644-01 (or newer) sd driver patch 109643-01 (or newer) /usr/include/sys/dkio.h patch 108973-02 (or newer) /sbin/fdisk patch 108976-03 (or newer) /usr/bin/rmformat patch README -- Last modified date: Monday, March 4, 2002