Patch-ID# 115698-02
Keywords: mtmalloc abort libmtmalloc oversize pointer
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9_x86: /usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1 Patch
Date: Jun/04/2004


Install Requirements: Reconfigure immediately after patch is installed                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 115697

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: /usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1 Patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4464080 4782401 4831968 4846231 4848368 4851334 4856955 4873146 4873154 4962171

Changes incorporated in this version: 4464080 4962171

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/lib/abi/abi_libmtmalloc.so.1
/usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1
/usr/lib/llib-lmtmalloc.ln

Problem Description:

4464080 libmtmalloc's realloc() can return an already freed pointer
4962171 libmtmalloc does not export calloc()
 
(from 115698-01)
 
4831968 mtmalloc doesn't abort() when freeing a freed oversize pointer
4848368 mallocctl() enters endless loop in reinit_cpu_list()
4846231 MTDEBUGPATTERN can work incorrectly for oversize allocations
4851334 Using MTDOUBLEFREE with libmtmalloc fails with blocks <= 64K on double free()
4782401 mtmalloc: reinit in reinit_cpu_list() should be reset when oversize_list is NULL
4856955 mallocctl() does not set MTCHUNKSIZE as per the mtmalloc(3MALLOC) man page
4873146 typo in mtmalloc.c
4873154 mtmalloc_impl.h needs tidying up

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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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, June 4, 2004

