Patch-ID# 113988-07
Keywords: security readdir_r libc catgets setuid kp gethostbyname getspnam_r
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9_x86: libc Patch
Date: Jan/26/2004


Install Requirements: Install in Single User Mode                      
                      Reconfigure after installation                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

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Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: libc Patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4152876 4221365 4254013 4353836 4518988 4530367 4533712 4669963 4694626 4705942 4709984 4749274 4767215 4874895

Changes incorporated in this version: 4874895

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 112234-05 or greater

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/include/ucontext.h
/usr/lib/abi/abi_libc.so.1
/usr/lib/libc.a
/usr/lib/libc.so.1
/usr/lib/libp/libc.a
/usr/lib/llib-lc
/usr/lib/llib-lc.ln
/usr/lib/pics/libc_pic.a

Problem Description:

4874895 S9 x86 patches for 4353836 needs to be respun with correct dependencies
 
(from 113988-06)
 
4353836 if more than 255 file descriptors are already open then gethostbyname fails
4152876 getspnam_r() fails due to use of fopen() in libnsl.so in applications under load
 
 
(from 113988-05)
 
4705942 invoke_utmp_update(): buffer-overflow bug and pad field written to utmpx wrong
 
(from 113988-04)
 
4530367 After retry timeout - nss_search() no longer retries lookups
4749274 MT-Safe functions such as syslog(3C) and wordexp(3C) cannot use fork()
 
(from 113988-03)
 
4254013 need a better mechanism to detect multi-threaded user stack overflow
4533712 makecontext breaks in 64-bit mode
4518988 We should ship libumem
4709984 findleaks warns about partial read failure
4694626 putenv calls realloc with locks held
 
        This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
        the changes introduced in Solaris Update: S9U3
        feature point patches: 114083-02
 
(from 113988-02)
 
4767215 Incorrect output with kP format, losing significant digits.
 
(from 113988-01)
 
4221365 readdir_r() is not POSIX compliant
4669963 Strong security checks in catgets(3C) break setuid application

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 7-9 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:
----------------------------- 
 
NOTE 1:  To get the complete "umem: A Userland Slab Allocator" feature, please
         install the following additional patches:
 
         114427-01 (or newer ) libumem.so.1
         114428-01 (or newer ) libumem; mdb components patch
         114429-01 (or newer ) llib-lumem patch
         114430-01 (or newer ) abi_libumem.so.1 patch
 
NOTE 2:  To get the complete Stack Update feature, please install the following
         patches:
 
         114432-01 (or newer) libthread.so.1 patch
         114433-01 (or newer) truss patch
         112234-05 (or newer) KU patch
         114434-01 (or newer) procfs patch
 
NOTE 3:  To get the complete fix for the bugids 4353836 and 4874895, please 
         install the following patches, in addition to this patch:
         (This 113988-07 libc patch must be the 1st patch to be installed)
 
         113719-06 (or newer) libnsl patch (must be the 2nd patch to be installed)
         114354-04 (or newer) libresolv patch
         115546-02 (or newer) nss_files patch
         115551-02 (or newer) nss_user patch
         115543-02 (or newer) nss_compat patch

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, January 26, 2004

