Patch-ID# 108975-10 NOTE: *********************************************************************** READ THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") IN THE LEGAL_LICENSE.TXT FILE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS, PROMPTLY DESTROY THE UNUSED SOFTWARE. *********************************************************************** Keywords: security rmformat removable media format jaz adaptec 2903b Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: /usr/bin/rmformat and /usr/sbin/format patch Date: Aug/10/2006 Install Requirements: Reconfigure after installation Solaris Release: 8 SunOS Release: 5.8 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch is available for x86 as patch 108976 Topic: SunOS 5.8: /usr/bin/rmformat and /usr/sbin/format patch NOTE: Refer to Special Install Instructions section for IMPORTANT specific information on this patch. Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 4035460 4146130 4242879 4292212 4304790 4308431 4311553 4322206 4328893 4362287 4397736 4475614 4484419 4742992 4776340 4781880 4808195 4897479 6296988 Changes incorporated in this version: 4742992 6296988 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 114290-02 Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: 108968-01 108974-01 108977-02 (or greater) Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /etc/security/exec_attr /usr/bin/rmformat /usr/sbin/format Problem Description: 6296988 format: segfault due to buffer overflow in shell escape code 4742992 format shell escape is a security hole under RBAC (from 108975-09) This revision removes a hard dependency on the 109896-13 patch. 4897479 incorrect patch dependencies for PSR2 related patches (from 108975-08) This revision accumulates feature point patch 114290-02. (from 108975-07) 4781880 VTOC error: write a block that is out of range - Fix in format (from 108975-06) 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 108975-05) 4397736 Command format displays ":d" instead the number of Blocks (from 108975-04) 4328893 format displays different form of disk name for fabric devices (from 108975-03) 4304790 sometimes must eject/remount to rmformat zip media on Intel (from 108975-02) 4322206 /usr/bin/rmformat has potential buffer overflows (from 108975-01) 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 (from 114290-02) 4808195 re-use existing localization string for psr2 (from 114290-01) 4776340 ON support for new platforms 4362287 rmformat(1m) should allow formatting ls-120 and usb floppies 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: If you're using CDE 1.4, you MUST also install the following patches: 109165-01 (or greater) CDE 1.4: dtfile patch 109167-01 (or greater) CDE 1.4: Desktop Help Update Patch 108921-02 (or greater) CDE 1.4: dtwm Patch If you're using OpenWindows 3.8, you MUST also install patch: 109463-01 (or greater) OpenWindows 3.6.2: Filemgr Patch NOTE 2: To get the complete Removable Media functionality, please also install the following patches: 108970-01 (or greater) usr/lib/fs/pcfs/fsck and /usr/lib/fs/pcfs/mkfs patch 108972-01 (or greater) /sbin/fdisk patch 108977-01 (or greater) libsmedia patch 108968-01 (or greater) vol/vold/rmmount patch NOTE 3: To get the complete fix for 4304790 (sometimes must eject/ remount to rmformat zip media on intel), please also install the following patches: 108974-03 (or greater) sd driver patch 109642-01 (or greater) /usr/include/sys/dkio.h patch 108972-02 (or greater) /sbin/fdisk patch NOTE 4: For complete platform support for the SUNW,Sun-Blade-1500 and SUNW,Sun-Blade-2500, please also install the following patches: 108528-20 (or greater) Kernel Update Patch 108974-28 (or greater) dada,uata,dad,sd,scsi patch 109793-18 (or greater) su patch 109873-17 (or greater) libprtdiag_psr.so.1 patch 109885-11 (or greater) glm patch 109887-16 (or greater) smartcard patch 109888-21 (or greater) platform drivers patch 109889-04 (or greater) platform links & libc_psr patch 109896-13 (or greater) USB patch 109920-08 (or greater) pcic driver patch 110320-03 (or greater) s1394 patch 110460-28 (or greater) fruid/PICL plug-ins patch 110609-04 (or greater) USB header patch 111804-03 (or greater) update_drv,rem_drv patch 111808-02 (or greater) /usr/lib/adb/devinfo patch 109892-04 (or greater) ecpp patch NOTE 5: If you are planning to use USB floppy, you MUST also install the following patches: 108528-20 (or greater) kernel update patch 109896-13 (or greater) USB and Audio Framework patch README -- Last modified date: Thursday, August 10, 2006