Patch-ID# 109092-09

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Keywords: security ufsrestore xtrmap acl acl restoresymtable
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/lib/fs/ufs/ufsrestore patch
Date: Apr/19/2006


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109091

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/lib/fs/ufs/ufsrestore patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4132365 4215923 4297558 4302943 4321781 4339366 4366956 4375449 4498121 4769786 4866433

Changes incorporated in this version: 4215923

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/fs/ufs/ufsrestore

Problem Description:

4215923 multiple ufsrestore -r passes do not preserve all hard links
 
(from 109092-08)
 
4321781 ufsrestore not largefile aware for input
 
(from 109092-07)
 
4866433 ufsrestore receives "incremental volume too low" message
 
(from 109092-06)
 
4769786 ufsrestore has problems after restoring empty incremental dump
 
(from 109092-05)
 
4498121 ufsdump/ufsrestore doesn't respect ACL entries
 
(from 109092-04)
 
4339366 Security vulnerability in ufsrestore allows root compromise.
4132365 Security vulnerability in ufsdump and restore in 2.6 and 2.6 x86
 
(from 109092-03)
 
4366956 NLSPATH gettext introduces problems when used printf format specifier
4375449 dtmail crashes when calling catgets with NULL default message
 
(from 109092-02)
 
4302943 ufsrestore doesn't handle ACLs correctly
 
(from 109092-01)
 
4297558 ufsrestore(1M) gives error "xtrmap: too many map entries"

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:  To get the complete fix for bugid 4366956 (NLSPATH gettext introduces
       problems when used printf format specifier), please also install the
       following patches:
 
       110671-01 (or greater)  rcp patch
       108992-06 (or greater)  libc patch
       110669-01 (or greater)  in.telnetd patch

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, April 19, 2006