Patch-ID# 113575-01
Keywords: security sendmail DNS
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: sendmail Patch
Date: 02/Oct/02

Solaris Release: 9

SunOS release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Topic: SunOS 5.9: sendmail Patch

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4678365 4704672 4704675 4720281 4725387 

Changes incorporated in this version: 

Relevant Architectures: sparc

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:

/etc/mail/helpfile
/etc/mail/main.cf
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf
/etc/mail/sendmail.hf
/etc/mail/submit.cf
/etc/mail/subsidiary.cf
/usr/bin/mailstats
/usr/lib/mail/README
/usr/lib/mail/cf/main.cf
/usr/lib/mail/cf/submit.cf
/usr/lib/mail/cf/submit.mc
/usr/lib/mail/cf/subsidiary.cf
/usr/lib/mail/feature/access_db.m4
/usr/lib/mail/feature/compat_check.m4
/usr/lib/mail/feature/dnsbl.m4
/usr/lib/mail/feature/enhdnsbl.m4
/usr/lib/mail/feature/ldap_routing.m4
/usr/lib/mail/feature/msp.m4
/usr/lib/mail/feature/preserve_luser_host.m4
/usr/lib/mail/m4/cfhead.m4
/usr/lib/mail/m4/proto.m4
/usr/lib/mail/m4/version.m4
/usr/lib/sendmail
/usr/lib/smrsh
/usr/sbin/newaliases

Problem Description:

4725387 upgrade sendmail to 8.12.5
4720281 upgrade sendmail to 8.12.4
4678365 upgrade sendmail to 8.12.3
4704675 Potential race condition in bf.c
4704672 sendmail could corrupt memory if it gets a bad DNS reply

Patch Installation Instructions:
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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: 
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