Patch-ID# 108985-03


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Keywords: security in.rshd rsh remuser getstr
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: /usr/sbin/in.rshd patch
Date: Jun/25/2001


Install Requirements: See Special Install Instructions

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 108986

Topic: SunOS 5.8: /usr/sbin/in.rshd patch
	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for 
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.


Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
415868914966986
430588815012305
432437515019749
433563215024582


Changes incorporated in this version: 4324375

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 111327-02 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/usr/sbin/in.rshd

Problem Description:

4324375 rsh to machine with two interfaces on same subnet has problems with firewall.
 
(from 108985-02)
 
4335632 in.rshd allows connections from unprivileged ports
 
(from 108985-01)
 
4305888 fix regression introduced by bugfix 4158689
4158689 rshd not supporting remote user id character lengths of 15. Docs say it should.


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 7-8 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 4324375 (rsh to machine with 
                two interfaces on same subnet has problems with firewall),
                one needs to install the following patches:
 
                111327-02 (or newer)    /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1 patch
                109326-05 (or newer)    /usr/include/netdb.h patch


README -- Last modified date: Friday, November 9, 2012