OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 116341-04

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Keywords: security gzip hardlinked
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 116341-05 SunOS 5.9_x86: gzip and Freeware info files patch
Date: Oct/26/2005


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as 116340

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: gzip and Freeware info files patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4793452 5069958 6283819 6294656

Changes incorporated in this version: 6283819 6294656

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/bin/gunzip
/usr/bin/gzcat
/usr/bin/gzcmp
/usr/bin/gzdiff
/usr/bin/gzegrep
/usr/bin/gzexe
/usr/bin/gzfgrep
/usr/bin/gzforce
/usr/bin/gzgrep
/usr/bin/gzip
/usr/bin/gzless
/usr/bin/gzmore
/usr/bin/gznew
/usr/sfw/share/info/dir
/usr/sfw/share/info/gdk.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/glib.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/grep.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/gtk.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/gtk.info-1
/usr/sfw/share/info/gtk.info-2
/usr/sfw/share/info/gtk.info-3
/usr/sfw/share/info/gtk.info-4
/usr/sfw/share/info/gtk.info-5
/usr/sfw/share/info/gtk.info-6
/usr/sfw/share/info/gzip.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/info-stnd.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/info-stnd.info-1
/usr/sfw/share/info/info-stnd.info-2
/usr/sfw/share/info/info.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/tar.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-1
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-10
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-11
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-12
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-13
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-2
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-3
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-4
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-5
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-6
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-7
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-8
/usr/sfw/share/info/texinfo-9
/usr/sfw/share/info/wget.info
/usr/sfw/share/info/wget.info-1
/usr/sfw/share/info/wget.info-2
/usr/sfw/share/info/wget.info-3
/usr/sfw/share/info/wget.info-4
/usr/share/src/gzip/AUTHORS
/usr/share/src/gzip/COPYING
/usr/share/src/gzip/ChangeLog
/usr/share/src/gzip/INSTALL
/usr/share/src/gzip/Makefile.am
/usr/share/src/gzip/Makefile.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/NEWS
/usr/share/src/gzip/README
/usr/share/src/gzip/README-alpha
/usr/share/src/gzip/README.sfw
/usr/share/src/gzip/THANKS
/usr/share/src/gzip/TODO
/usr/share/src/gzip/acinclude.m4 (deleted)
/usr/share/src/gzip/aclocal.m4
/usr/share/src/gzip/algorithm.doc
/usr/share/src/gzip/amiga/Makefile.gcc
/usr/share/src/gzip/amiga/Makefile.sasc
/usr/share/src/gzip/amiga/match.a
/usr/share/src/gzip/amiga/tailor.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/amiga/utime.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/atari/Makefile.st
/usr/share/src/gzip/bits.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/config.guess (deleted)
/usr/share/src/gzip/config.h.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/config.sub (deleted)
/usr/share/src/gzip/configure
/usr/share/src/gzip/configure.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/crypt.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/crypt.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/deflate.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/depcomp
/usr/share/src/gzip/getopt.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/getopt.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/getopt1.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/gunzip.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzexe.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzexe.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.doc
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.info
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.texi
/usr/share/src/gzip/inflate.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/install-sh
/usr/share/src/gzip/lzw.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/lzw.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/m4/ccstdc.m4 (deleted)
/usr/share/src/gzip/m4/isc-posix.m4 (deleted)
/usr/share/src/gzip/m4/largefile.m4 (deleted)
/usr/share/src/gzip/m4/shell.m4
/usr/share/src/gzip/match.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/missing
/usr/share/src/gzip/mkinstalldirs
/usr/share/src/gzip/msdos/Makefile.bor
/usr/share/src/gzip/msdos/Makefile.djg
/usr/share/src/gzip/msdos/Makefile.msc
/usr/share/src/gzip/msdos/doturboc.bat
/usr/share/src/gzip/msdos/gzip.prj
/usr/share/src/gzip/msdos/match.asm
/usr/share/src/gzip/msdos/tailor.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/nt/Makefile.nt
/usr/share/src/gzip/os2/Makefile.os2
/usr/share/src/gzip/os2/gzip.def
/usr/share/src/gzip/os2/gzip16.def
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/build.cpl
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/ci.opts
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/include/errno.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/include/fcntl.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/include/stdlib.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/include/sysStat.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/include/sysTypes.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/primos.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/primos/readme
/usr/share/src/gzip/revision.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/rpmatch.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/sample/add.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/sample/makecrc.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/sample/sub.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/sample/zfile
/usr/share/src/gzip/sample/zread.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/sample/ztouch
/usr/share/src/gzip/stamp-h.in (deleted)
/usr/share/src/gzip/tailor.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/texinfo.tex
/usr/share/src/gzip/trees.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/unlzh.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/unlzw.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/unpack.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/unzip.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/util.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/vms/Makefile.gcc
/usr/share/src/gzip/vms/Makefile.mms
/usr/share/src/gzip/vms/Makefile.vms
/usr/share/src/gzip/vms/Readme.vms
/usr/share/src/gzip/vms/gzip.hlp
/usr/share/src/gzip/vms/makegzip.com
/usr/share/src/gzip/vms/vms.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/yesno.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/zcat.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zcmp.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zdiff.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zdiff.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/zforce.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zforce.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/zgrep.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zgrep.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/zip.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/zless.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zless.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/zmore.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zmore.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/znew.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/znew.in

Problem Description:

6283819 gzip TOCTOU file-permissions vulnerability
6294656 gzip vulnerability <=1.3.5: a malicious archive may write unintended files when uncompressed with -N
 
(from 116341-03)
 
5069958 [metropolis]: file-roller does not display multibyte characters
 
(from 116341-02)
 
	This patch revision was generated to remove the postbackout script
	and to include man pages reference in Special Instructions.
 
(from 116341-01)
 
4793452 gzip 1.2.4 changes hardlinked files silently to -rwxrwxrwx

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 7-10 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:  To obtain gzip man pages, one needs to install the following patch:

         114015-08 (or greater)  libxml and Freeware man pages Patch

NOTE 2:  To obtain the full fix for 5069958 (file-roller does not display multibyte 
         characters), and including gtar man pages, please also install the following
         patches:

         114015-09 (or greater)  libxml and Freeware man pages Patch
	 118190-01 (or greater)	 Freeware localizable message file patch
	 118192-01 (or greater)  gtar patch

NOTE 3:  To obtain the source files for the gtar package, please also install the
         following patch:

	 118194-01 (or greater)  gtar source patch

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, December 14, 2005

