Patch-ID# 109324-09

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Keywords: security builtin backslash read jsh rsh pfsh tempfiles here-documents
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: sh/jsh/rsh/pfsh patch
Date: Mar/29/2006


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 109325

Topic: SunOS 5.8: sh/jsh/rsh/pfsh patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4300733 4313399 4375814 4392404 4407470 4407491 4498084 5045556 6277636

Changes incorporated in this version: 6277636

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: 

/sbin/jsh
/sbin/sh
/usr/bin/jsh
/usr/bin/pfsh
/usr/bin/sh
/usr/lib/rsh

Problem Description:

6277636 *sh* can crash if it creates too many temporary files
 
(from 109324-08)
 
4498084 test is unable to handle operands greater than 2G or 2147483647
 
(from 109324-07)
 
5045556 sh args '-sh' + 'bar' alone (w/o '-c') should result in login shell interp.
 
(from 109324-06)
 
4407491 pfsh does not seem to be able to locate an executable in current directory
 
(from 109324-05)
 
4407470 profile shell symbolic link processing sent wrong $0
 
(from 109324-04)
 
4375814 signal 18 gives strange output in Solaris 7
 
(from 109324-03)
 
4392404 */bin/sh* creates predictable tempfiles for here-documents
 
(from 109324-02)
 
4300733 *sh* LD_PRELOAD libC.so.5 causes SEGV because sh defines local malloc
 
(from 109324-01)
 
4313399 sh: builtin read doesn't correctly work for multibyte characters

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 4498084 (test is unable to 
      handle operands greater than 2G or 2147483647), please also
      install the following patch:
 
      110662-18 (or greater)  ksh patch

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, March 29, 2006