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Keywords: security buffer overflow umem lgroup crypt plugin password hashing
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 112874-32 SunOS 5.9: lgroup API libc Patch
Date: Feb/02/2005


Install Requirements: Reboot immediately after patch is installed                      
                      Install in Single User Mode                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 114432

Topic: SunOS 5.9: lgroup API libc Patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1258570 4152876 4165723 4192824 4221365 4223846 4248430 4254013 4271957 4318178 4353836 4390053 4444569 4489885 4503048 4510326 4518988 4530367 4533712 4635556 4656492 4661997 4669963 4683320 4686454 4694626 4700602 4704190 4705942 4709984 4715561 4749274 4756113 4756148 4756192 4764855 4767215 4770160 4772200 4772960 4782294 4795713 4797219 4810810 4812362 4818401 4828746 4831309 4839080 4844583 4845974 4863473 4871054 4877492 4878257 4881606 4888508 4894760 4904877 4915053 4950403 4961173 4980686 4981484 5043013 5044097 5059751 5061718 5061770 5081268 6176463 6182350

Changes incorporated in this version: 6176463 6182350

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 113165-01 113475-03 115480-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 112233-11 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/etc/name_to_sysnum
/etc/security/crypt.conf
/etc/security/policy.conf
/usr/include/ucontext.h
/usr/lib/abi/abi_libc.so.1
/usr/lib/abi/sparcv9/abi_libc.so.1
/usr/lib/libc.a
/usr/lib/libc.so
/usr/lib/libc.so.1
/usr/lib/libp/libc.a
/usr/lib/libp/sparcv9/libc.so.1
/usr/lib/llib-lc
/usr/lib/llib-lc.ln
/usr/lib/pics/libc_pic.a
/usr/lib/pics/sparcv9/libc_pic.a
/usr/lib/security/crypt_bsdbf.so.1
/usr/lib/security/crypt_bsdmd5.so.1
/usr/lib/security/crypt_sunmd5.so.1
/usr/lib/security/sparcv9/crypt_bsdbf.so.1
/usr/lib/security/sparcv9/crypt_bsdmd5.so.1
/usr/lib/security/sparcv9/crypt_sunmd5.so.1
/usr/lib/sparcv9/libc.so.1
/usr/lib/sparcv9/llib-lc.ln

Problem Description:

6176463 Sol_8 : Core dump in printf() functions after patch 108993-35 and ker. patch
6182350 printf() behavior is changed after fixing 4981484.
 
(from 112874-30)
 
5081268 getcwd returns null for lofs dir whose parent dir is another lofs mount point
 
(from 112874-29)
 
5044097 Netra Performance localtime() degradation with patches
5061718 localtime() may fail to reset daylight variable if multiple timezones
5061770 localtime() transitions off with non-standard POSIX timezones rules
 
(from 112874-28)
 
4980686 C++ inline functions not properly handled in Solaris archive libraries
 
(from 112874-27)
 
5059751 need patch 112874 to accumulate patch 113475 to prevent core dump
 
(from 112874-26)
 
5043013 getlogin_r returns bad data in MT context
 
(from 112874-25)
 
4915053 nss_setent() always fails for setpwent()
 
(from 112874-24)
 
4981484 vsprintf does not perform as well as sprintf
 
(from 112874-23)
 
4756148 crypt(3c) processing of policy.conf doesn't follow case conventions
4818401 K2 uncovers sunmd5 bug
4877492 crypt() is unpredictable with unknown encryption algorithms
4878257 sunmd5:crypt_gensalt_impl() issues with undocumented rounds= param
4881606 crypt(3c) abuses the heap in many ways
4894760 Can't use crypt() after using strdtod() in same thread
4950403 crypt_alg_magic symbol not required
4961173 crypt modules are not actually lint-clean
 
(from 112874-22)
 
4844583 _wdbindf may cause deadlock
 
(from 112874-21)
 
4686454 getrusage is much slower on solaris than competitive boxes
 
(from 112874-20)
 
4489885 qsort performance is not competitive
4656492 mktime() is inefficient, 6X slower than Linux 7.0
4795713 strftime is slow on Solaris when compared to Linux
4782294 localtime_r is slow on Solaris when compared to Linux
4828746 POSIX timezones broken if std. offset &amp; alt offset difference not 1 hour
4165723 localtime() is extremely inefficient, 15X slower than on NT4.0
4831309 POSIX 'pst8pdt' Timezone Pulls April Fool's Stunt Every 400 years
4223846 localtime() problem on non-leap centuries
4839080 Improperly specified TZ results in inconsistent behavior
4772200 fcntl(2) is slow on Solaris when compared to Linux
4764855 dup is slow on Solaris when compared to Linux
4812362 getenv is slower than it could be
4871054 regex APIs have segv/performance problems
 
(from 112874-19)
 
4810810 getcontext(2) could be faster
4888508 fix for bug 4705942 is incomplete in S9 (breaks utmp_update)
 
(from 112874-18)
 
4797219 pstack is amazingly inefficient for MT targets
4756192 pstack goes into loop, different location than bugid 4524527
4271957 ucontext_t.uc_link points to garbage
4904877 strcmp doesn't work for non-ascii characters on s9u5_05
 
(from 112874-17)
 
        This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
        the changes introduced in Solaris Update s9u5 feature point
        patch  115480-01
 
(from 112874-16)
 
4353836 if more than 255 file descriptors are already open then gethostbyname fails
4152876 getspnam_r() fails due to use of fopen() in libnsl.so in applications under load
 
(from 112874-15)
 
4705942 invoke_utmp_update(): buffer-overflow bug and pad field written to utmpx wrong
 
(from 112874-14)
 
4530367 After retry timeout - nss_search() no longer retries lookups
4749274 MT-Safe functions such as syslog(3C) and wordexp(3C) cannot use fork()
 
(from 112874-13)
 
4254013 need a better mechanism to detect multi-threaded user stack overflow
4533712 makecontext breaks in 64-bit mode
4518988 We should ship libumem
4709984 findleaks warns about partial read failure
4694626 putenv calls realloc with locks held
 
(from 112874-12)
 
4767215 Incorrect output with kP format, losing significant digits
 
(from 112874-11)
 
4221365 readdir_r() is not POSIX compliant
 
(from 112874-10)
 
4772960	Several patches have pkginfo and patchinfo files that fail consistency checking
 
(from 112874-09)
 
4770160	compile fails with unknown file type message
 
(from 112874-08)
 
4669963 Strong security checks in catgets(3C) break setuid application
 
(from 112874-07)
 
4510326 strfmon may cause a stack buffer overflow
4756113 libc version number is incorrect in s9u2
 
(from 112874-06)
 
4390053 crypt(3c) needs to interoperate with *BSD and Linux
4248430 RFE: NIS+ should support alternate encryption algorithms for the user password
4192824 newkey/chkey should use a configurable crypt() to encrypt the users password
4700602 crypt_gensalt should be version SUNW_1.22 instead of SUNW_1.21
 
(from 112874-05)
 
1258570 qsort performs poorly with multiple identical keys
4635556 *atexit* atexit() does not scale. Can cause very slow startup of C++ programs
 
(from 112874-04)
 
4683320 S9 gettext(3c) does not recognize mo files built on 2.6 as a valid message
4704190 Remove clientusr/clientroot from SUNW_PATCH_PROPERTIES for 112837 &amp; 112874-02
 
(from 112874-03)
 
4503048 getutxent_frec sends init looping
 
(from 112874-02)
 
4318178 wordexp puts automatic string into environment
4444569 Purify reports memory leaks in wordexp(3C)
 
(from 112874-01)
 
4661997 buffer overflow in dbm_open
 
(from 115480-01)
 
4845974 lgroup APIs needed for observability and performance optimization
4863473 lgrp_home() should be able to take process or thread ID
 
(from 113475-03)
 
4756148 crypt(3c) processing of policy.conf doesn't follow case conventions
4818401 K2 uncovers sunmd5 bug
4877492 crypt() is unpredictable with unknown encryption algorithms
4878257 sunmd5:crypt_gensalt_impl() issues with undocumented rounds= param
4881606 crypt(3c) abuses the heap in many ways
4894760 Can't use crypt() after using strdtod() in same thread
4950403 crypt_alg_magic symbol not required
4961173 crypt modules are not actually lint-clean
 
(from 113475-02)
 
4715561 crypt_sunmd5 could have a better coin toss algorithm
 
(from 113475-01)
 
        This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
        the changes introduced in Solaris Update: s9u2
        feature point patch 113165-01
 
(from 113165-01)
 
4390053 crypt(3c) needs to interoperate with *BSD and Linux
4248430 RFE: NIS+ should support alternate encryption algorithms for the user password
4192824 newkey/chkey should use a configurable crypt() to encrypt the users password
4700602 crypt_gensalt should be version SUNW_1.22 instead of SUNW_1.21

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 7-9 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:
-----------------------------
 
In order for this patch to take effect, your system must be rebooted
immediately after the patch has been installed.
 
NOTE 1:	 To get the complete fix for bugid 4503048, please install
	 the following patch:
 
	 113032-01 (or newer) /usr/sbin/init patch
 
NOTE 2:  To get the complete Flexible Crypt feature, please also install
         the following patches:
 
         113476-01 (or newer) passwdutil.so.1
         113480-01 (or newer) pam_unix Patch
         113481-01 (or newer) nispasswdd
         113482-01 (or newer) sbin/sulogin
         113483-01 (or newer) rpc.ypasswdd
 
NOTE 3:  To get the complete "umem: A Userland Slab Allocator" feature,
         please also install the following additional patches:
 
         114370-01 (or newer) libumem.so.1
         114371-01 (or newer) libumem; mdb components patch
         114372-01 (or newer) llib-lumem patch
         114373-01 (or newer) abi_libumem.so.1 patch
 
NOTE 4:  To get the complete Stack Update feature, please also install
         the following patches:
 
         112839-03 (or newer) libthread.so.1 patch
         113471-02 (or newer) truss patch
         113275-02 (or newer) procfs patch
 
NOTE 5:  To get the complete fix for the bugid 4353836, please also
         install the following patches, in addition to this patch:
 
         113319-12 (or newer) libnsl patch
         112970-05 (or newer) libresolv patch
         115545-01 (or newer) nss_files patch
         115542-01 (or newer) nss_user patch
         115544-01 (or newer) nss_compat patch
 
NOTE 6:  To get the complete Lgroup APIs feature, please also install
         the following patches:
 
         115675-01 (or newer) liblgrp patch
         113471-03 (or newer) truss patch
 
NOTE 7:  To get the complete fix for the bug 4797219, please also
         install the following patches, in addition to this patch:
 
         113493-02 (or newer) libproc patch
 
NOTE 8:  To get the complete fix for Atlas support: bugs 4810810, 4865731,
         4860183, 4860789, 4785321, 4785304, and 4808811 please also
         install the following patches (or newer):
 
         116049-01 fdfs      bug 4865731
         116047-01 hsfs      bug 4865731
         114718-02 pcfs      bug 4865731
         113454-13 ufs       bug 4865731 and 4860789
         113334-03 udfs      bug 4865731
         113328-02 tmpfs     bug 4865731 and 4860183
         113318-09 nfs       bug 4865731
         112971-05 cachefs   bug 4865731
         112955-02 autofs    bug 4865731
 
NOTE 9: To get the complete fix for bug 4686454, please install the
         following patch, in addition to this patch:
 
         113471-05 (or newer) truss patch
 
NOTE 10: To get the complete fix for bug 4915053 please also install the
   	 following patch:
 
   	 113319-18 (or newer) libnsl Patch

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, September 23, 2005

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