Patch-ID# 109148-42


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Keywords: security dlsym dlclose linker initfirst crle rtld symlinks link_audit brandz
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: linker patch
Date: Sep/17/2007


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109147

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: linker patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
404062814935481
407724514945869
410344914952803
418721114974913
420444714979203
421041214980699
421310014981493
421965214983168
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423921314988923
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424825014991577
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425594314994106
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Changes incorporated in this version: 6308710 6577932

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 110792-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/etc/lib/ld.so.1
/etc/lib/libdl.so.1
/usr/bin/crle
/usr/bin/ldd
/usr/bin/moe
/usr/bin/pvs
/usr/bin/sotruss
/usr/bin/whocalls
/usr/ccs/bin/ar
/usr/ccs/bin/dump
/usr/ccs/bin/elfdump
/usr/ccs/bin/lari
/usr/ccs/bin/ld
/usr/ccs/bin/mcs
/usr/ccs/bin/nm
/usr/ccs/bin/size
/usr/ccs/bin/strip
/usr/demo/ELF/Makefile
/usr/demo/ELF/README
/usr/demo/ELF/acom.c
/usr/demo/ELF/dcom.c
/usr/demo/ELF/dispsyms.c
/usr/demo/ELF/pcom.c
/usr/demo/librtld_db/common/rdb.h
/usr/demo/librtld_db/i386/rdb_mach.h
/usr/demo/link_audit/man/sotruss.man (deleted)
/usr/demo/link_audit/man/whocalls.man (deleted)
/usr/include/dlfcn.h
/usr/include/gelf.h
/usr/include/libelf.h
/usr/include/link.h
/usr/include/rtld_db.h
/usr/include/sys/auxv.h
/usr/include/sys/auxv_386.h
/usr/include/sys/elf.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_386.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_M32.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_SPARC.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_amd64.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_ia64.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_notes.h
/usr/include/sys/elftypes.h
/usr/include/sys/link.h
/usr/include/sys/machelf.h
/usr/include/sys/note.h
/usr/lib/0@0.so.1
/usr/lib/ld.so.1
/usr/lib/ld/map.bssalign
/usr/lib/ld/map.default
/usr/lib/ld/map.noexstk
/usr/lib/lddstub
/usr/lib/libcrle.so.1
/usr/lib/libdl.so
/usr/lib/libdl.so.1
/usr/lib/libelf.a
/usr/lib/libelf.so
/usr/lib/libelf.so.1
/usr/lib/libld.so.2
/usr/lib/libld.so.3 (deleted)
/usr/lib/liblddbg.so.4
/usr/lib/libldfeature.a (deleted)
/usr/lib/libldstab.so.1
/usr/lib/librtld.so.1
/usr/lib/librtld_db.so
/usr/lib/librtld_db.so.1
/usr/lib/link_audit/32
/usr/lib/link_audit/ldprof.so.1
/usr/lib/link_audit/truss.so.1
/usr/lib/link_audit/who.so.1
/usr/lib/mdb/proc/ld.so
/usr/lib/secure/32

Problem Description:

6308710 remove CDDL from on10-patch gate
6577932 older linkers don't know about brand components
 
(from 109148-41)
 
6487273 ld.so.1 may open arbitrary locale files when relative path is built from locale environment vars
6487284 ld.so.1: buffer overflow in doprf() function
 
(from 109148-40)
 
6318306 a dlsym() from a filter should be redirected to an associated filtee
6318401 misaligned TLS variable
6324019 ld.so.1: malloc alignment is insufficient for new compilers
6324589 psh coredumps on x86 machines on snv_23
6236594 AMD64: linker needs to handle the new .lbss section
6314743 linker: incorrect resolution for R_AMD64_GOTPC32
6311865 linker: x86 medium model; invalid ELF program header
6309061 link_audit should use __asm__ with gcc
6310736 gcc and sgs/libld don't get along on SPARC
6329796 memory leak with iconv_open/iconv_close with patch 109147-33
6332983 Solaris 9 linker patches 112963-24/113986-20 causing cluster machines not to boot
 
(from 109148-39)
 
6314115 checkpoint refuses to start, crashes on start, after application of linker patch 112963-22
 
(from 109148-38)
 
6295971 UNIX98/UNIX03 *vsx* DYNL.hdr/misc/dlfcn/T.dlfcn 14 fails, auxv.h syntax error
6299525 .init order failure when processing cycles
6273855 gcc and sgs/crle don't get along
6273864 gcc and sgs/libld don't get along
6273875 gcc and sgs/rtld don't get along
6290157 gcc and sgs/librtld_db/rdb_demo don't get along
6301218 Matlab dumps core on startup when running on 112963-22
 
(from 109148-37)
 
6283601 usr/src/cmd/sgs/packages/common/copyright contains old information legally problematic
6276905 dlopen/LinkMap gives inconsistent results (relative vs absolute linkname)
6284941 excessive link times with many groups/sections
6280467 dlclose() unmaps shared library before library's _fini() has finished
6291547 ld.so mishandles LD_AUDIT causing security problems
 
(from 109148-36)
 
5080443 lazy loading failure doesn't clean up after itself
6226206 ld.so.1 failure when processing single segment hwcap filtee
6228472 ld.so.1: link-map control list stacking can lose objects
6235000 random packages not getting installed in snv_09 and snv_10 - rtld/common/malloc.c Assertion
6244897 ld.so.1 can't run apps from command line
6251798 moe(1) returns an internal assertion failure message in some circumstances
6251722 ld fails silently with exit 1 status when -z ignore passed
6254364 ld won't build libgenunix.so with absolute relocations
6215444 ld.so.1 caches "not there" lazy libraries, foils svc.startd(1M)'s logic
6222525 dlsym(3C) trusts caller(), which may return wrong results with tail call optimization
6241995 warnings in sgs should be fixed
6258834 direct binding availability should be verified at runtime
6260361 lari shouldn't count a.out non-zero undefined entries as interesting
6260780 ldd doesn't recognize LD_NOAUXFLTR
6266261 add ld(1) -Bnodirect support
6261990 invalid e_flags error could be a little more friendly
6261803 lari(1) should find more events uninteresting
6267352 libld_malloc provides inadequate alignment
6268693 SHN_SUNW_IGNORE symbols should be allowed to be multiply defined
6262789 Infosys wants a faster linker
 
(from 109148-35)
 
6251722 ld fails silently with exit 1 status when -z ignore passed
 
(from 109148-34)
 
6219538 112963-17: linker patch causes binary to dump core
 
(from 109148-33)
 
5106206 ld.so.1 fail to ruld.so.1 fail to run a Solaris9 program that has libc linked with -z lazyload
5102601 ON should deliver a 64-bit operating system for Opteron systems
6173852 enable link_auditing technology for amd64
6174599 linker does not create .eh_frame_hdr sections for eh_frame sections with SHF_LINK_ORDER
6175609 amd64 run-time linker has a corrupted note section
6175843 amd64 rdb_demo files not installed
6182293 ld.so.1 can repeatedly relocate object .plts (RTLD_NOW)
6183645 ld core dumps when automounter fails
6178667 ldd list unexpected (file not found) in x86 environment
6181928 need new reloc types R_AMD64_GOTOFF64 and R_AMD64_GOTPC32
6182884 AMD64: ld coredumps when building a shared library
6173559 ld command may set incorrect value for sh_addralign under some conditions
5105601 ld.so.1 gets a little too enthusiastic with interposition
6189384 ld.so.1 should accommodate a file's dev/inode change (libc loopback mnt)
6177838 AMD64: linker cannot resolve PLT for 32-bit a.out(s) on amd64-S2 kernel
6190863 SPARC disassembly code should be removed from rdb_demo
6191488 unwind eh_frame_hdr needs corrected encoding value
6192490 moe(1) returns /lib/libc.so.1 for optimal expansion of libc HWCAP libraries
6192164 AMD64: introduce dlamd64getunwind interface
6195030 libdl has bad version name
6198358 AMD64: bad eh_frame_hdr data when C and C++ mixed in a.out
6195521 64-bit moe(1) missed the train
6204123 ld.so.1: symbol lookup fails even after lazy loading fallback
6207495 UNIX98/UNIX03 vsx namespace violation DYNL.hdr/misc/dlfcn/T.dlfcn 14 Failed
6209350 do not include signature section from dynamic dependency library into relocatable object
6212797 the binary compiled on SunOS4.x doesn't run on Solaris 8 with Patch 109147-31
6217285 ctfmerge crashed during full onnv build
 
(from 109148-32)
 
5092414 linker patch 109147-29 makes Broadvision One-To-One server v4.1 installation fail
5013759 file should report hardware/software capabilities
5063580 libldstab: file /tmp/posto..: .stab[.index .sbfocus] found with no matching string
5076838 elfdump(1) is built with the wrong CTF section
5080344 hardware capabilities are not enforced for a.out
5079061 RTLD_DEFAULT can be expensive
5064973 allow normal relocs against TLS symbols for some sections
5085792 LD_XXXX_64 should override LD_XXXX
5096272 every executable or library has a .SUNW_dof section
5094135 Bloomberg wants a faster ldd
5086352 libld.so.3 should be built with a .SUNW_ctf ELF section
5098205 elfdump gives wrong section name for the global offset table
 
(from 109148-31)
 
5071614 109147-29 & -30 break the build of on28-patch on Solaris 8 2/04
5029830 crle: provide for optional alternative dependencies
5034652 ld.so.1 should save and print more error messages
5036561 ld.so.1 outputs non-fatal fatal message about auxiliary filter libraries
5042713 4866170 broke ld.so's ::setenv
5047082 ld can core dump on bad gcc objects
5047612 ld.so.1: secure pathname verification is flawed with filter use
5047235 elfdump can core dump printing PT_INTERP section
4798376 nits in demo code
5041446 gelf_update_*() functions inconsistently return NULL or 0
5032364 M_ID_TLSBSS and M_ID_UNKNOWN have the same value
4707030 empty LD_PRELOAD_64 doesn't override LD_PRELOAD
4968618 symbolic linkage causes core dump
5062313 dladdr() can cause deadlock in MT apps
5056867 $ISALIST/$HWCAP expansion should be more flexible
4918303 0@0.so.1 should not use compiler-supplied crt*.o files
5058415 whocalls cannot take more than 10 arguments
5067518 the fix for 4918303 breaks the build if a new work space is used
 
(from 109148-30)
 
5044797 ld.so.1: secure directory testing is being skipped during filtee processing
4963676 remove remaining static libraries
5021541 unnecessary PT_SUNWBSS segment may be created
5031495 elfdump complains about bad symbol entries in core files
5012172 need error when creating shared object with .o compiled -xarch=v9 -xcode=abs44
4994738 rd_plt_resolution() resolves ebx-relative PLT entries incorrectly
5023493 ld -m output with patch 109147-25 missing .o information
 
(from 109148-29)
 
4860508 link-editors should create/promote/verify hardware/software capabilities
5002160 crle: reservation for dumped objects gets confused by mmaped object
4967869 linking stripped library causes segv in linker
5006657 link-editor doesn't always handle nodirect binding syminfo information
4915901 no way to see ELF information
5021773 ld.so.1 has trouble with objects having more than 2 segments
4940894 ld core dumps using "-xldscope=symbolic
4912214 having multiple of libc.so.1 in a link map causes malloc() to fail
4526878 ld.so.1 should pass MAP_ALIGN flag to give kernel more flexibility
4930997 sgs bld_vernote.ksh script needs to be hardened
4796286 ld.so.1: scenario for trouble?
4930985 clean up cruft under usr/src/cmd/sgs/tools
4933300 remove references to Ultra-1 in librtld_db demo
4936305 string table compression is much too slow
4939626 SUNWonld internal package must be updated
4939565 per-symbol filtering required
4948119 ld(1) -z loadfltr fails with per-symbol filtering
4948427 ld.so.1 gives fatal error when multiple RTLDINFO objects are loaded
4955373 per-symbol filtering refinements
4878827 crle(1M) - display post-UPM search paths and compensate for pre-UPM
4955802 /usr/ccs/bin/ld dumps core in process_reld()
4964415 elfdump issues wrong relocation error message
4966465 LD_NOAUXFLTR fails when object is both a standard and auxiliary filter
4973865 the link-editor does not scale properly when linking objects with lots of syms
4975598 SHT_SUNW_ANNOTATE section relocation not resolved
4974828 nss_files nss_compat r_mt tests randomly segfaulting
 
(from 109148-28)
 
4946992 ld crashes due to huge number of sections (>65,000)
4951840 mcs -c goes into a loop on executable program
4939869 need additional relocation types for abs34 code model
 
(from 109148-27)
 
4911936 exceptions are not caught from shared library with -zignore
4900320 rtld library mapping could be faster
4911775 implement GOTDATA proposal in ld
4904565 functionality to ignore relocations against external symbols
4764817 add section types SHT_DEBUG and SHT_DEBUGSTR
4850703 enable per-symbol direct bindings
4716275 help required in the link analysis of runtime interfaces
4904573 elfdump may hang when processing archive files
4918310 direct binding from an executable can't be interposed on
4918938 ld.so.1 has become SPARC32PLUS - breaks 4.x binary compatibility
4911796 S1S8 C++: ld dump core when compiled and linked with xlinkopt=1
4889914 ld crashes with SEGV using -M mapfile under certain conditions
 
(from 109148-26)
 
4900684 shared libraries with more than 32768 plt's fail for SPARC ELF64
4870260 the elfdump command should produce more warning messages on invalid move entries
4865418 empty PT_TLS program headers cause problems in TLS enabled applications
4825151 compiler core dumped with a -mt -xF=%all test
4845829 the runtime linker fails to dlopen() long path names
4906062 Makefiles under usr/src/cmd/sgs need to be updated
 
(from 109148-25)
 
4744411 Bloomberg wants a faster linker
4470917 Solaris Process Model Unification
4811969 64-bit links can be much slower than 32-bit
4825065 ld(1) should ignore consecutive empty sections
4838226 unrelocated shared objects may be erroneously collected for init firing
4830889 TLS: testcase coredumps with -xarch=v9 and -g
4845764 filter removal can leave dangling filtee pointer
4811093 apptrace -F libc date core dumps
4826315 link editors need to be pre- and post- Unified Process Model aware
4872634 large LD_PRELOAD values can cause SEGV of process
 
(from 109148-24)
 
4830584 mmap for the padding region doesn't get freed after dlclose
4831650 ld.so.1 can walk off the end of its call_init() array
4831544 ldd using .so modules compiled with FD7 compiler caused a core dump
4834784 accessing members in a TLS structure causes a core dump in Oracle
4824026 segv when -z combreloc is used with -xlinkopt
4825296 typo in elfdump
 
(from 109148-23)
 
4731183 compiler creates .tlsbss section instead of .tbss as documented
4816378 TLS: a tls test case dumps core with C and C++ compilers
4817314 TLS_GD relocations against local symbols do not reference symbol
4811951 non-default symbol visibility overridden by definition in shared object
4802194 relocation error of mozilla built by K2 compiler
4715815 ld should allow linking with no output file (or /dev/null)
4793721 need a way to null all code in ISV objects enabling ld performance tuning
4796237 RFE: link-editor became extremely slow with patch 109147-20 and static libraries
 
(from 109148-22)
 
4792461 Thread-Local Storage - x86 instruction sequence updates
4730110 ld.so.1 list implementation could scale better
4728822 restrict the objects dlsym() searches
4714146 crle: 64-bit secure pathname is incorrect
4504895 dlclose() does not remove all objects
4698800 wrong comments in /usr/lib/ld/sparcv9/map.*
4745129 dldump is inconsistent with .dynamic processing errors
4753066 LD_SIGNAL isn't very useful in a threaded environment
4765536 crle: symbolic links can confuse alternative object configuration info
4766815 ld -r of object the TLS data fails
4770484 elfdump can not handle stripped archive file
4770494 the ld command gives improper error message handling broken archive file
4775738 overwriting output relocation table when 'ld -zignore' is used
4778247 elfdump -e of core files fails
4779976 elfdump dies on bad relocation entries
4787579 invalid SHT_GROUP entries can cause linker to seg fault
4783869 dlclose: filter closure exhibits hang/failure - introduced with 4504895
4778418 ld.so.1: there be nits out there
4461340 sgs: ugly build output while suppressing ia64 (64-bit) build on Intel
4790194 dlopen(..., RTLD_GROUP) has an odd interaction with interposition
4804328 auditing of threaded applications results in deadlock
4806476 building relocatable objects with SHF_EXCLUDE loses relocation information
 
(from 109148-21)
 
4755674 patch 109147-18 results in coredump
4739660 threads deadlock in schedlock and dynamic linker lock
4743413 ld.so.1 doesn't terminate argv with NULL pointer when invoked directly
4746231 linker core-dumps when SECTION relocations are made against discarded sections
4730433 ld.so.1 wastes time repeatedly opening dependencies
4744337 missing RD_CONSISTENT event with dlmopen(LD_ID_NEWLM, ...)
4745932 strip utility doesn't strip out Dwarf2 debug sections
4754751 "strip" command doesn't remove comdat stabs sections
4772927 strip core dumps on an archive library
4774727 direct-binding can fail against copy-reloc symbols
 
(from 109148-20)
 
4736951 the mcs broken when the target file is an archive file
4731174 strip(1) does not fixup SHT_GROUP data
4733697 -zignore with gcc may exclude C++ exception sections
4733317 R_SPARC_*_HIX22 calculations are wrong with 32bit LD building ELF64 binaries
4735165 fatal linker error when compiling C++ programs with -xlinkopt
 
(from 109148-19)
 
4710814 add "official" support for the "symbolic" keyword in linker map-file
4716929 updating of local register symbols in dynamic symtab busted
4706503 linkers need to cope with EF_SPARCV9_PSO/EF_SPARCV9_RMO
4696204 enable extended section indexes in relocatable objects
 
(from 109148-18)
 
4701749 on Solaris 8 + 109147-16 ld crashes when building a dynamic library
4707808 the ldd command is broken in the latest Solaris 8 linker patch
 
(from 109148-17)
 
4662575 linker displacement relocation checking introduces significant linker overhead
4546416 add help messages to ld.so mdbmodule
4526752 we should build and ship ld.so's mdb module
4624658 update 386 TLS relocation values
4622472 LA_SYMB_DLSYM not set for la_symbind() invocations
4638070 ldd/ld.so.1 could aid in detecting unreferenced dependencies
4633860 optimization for unused static global variables
4642829 ld.so.1 mprotect()'s text segment for weak relocations (it shouldn't)
4621479 'make' in $SRC/cmd/sgs/tools tries to install things in the proto area
4529912 purge ia64 source from sgs
4651709 dlopen(RTLD_NOLOAD) can disable lazy loading
4655066 crle: -u with nonexistent config file doesn't work
4654406 string tables created by the link-editor could be smaller
4651493 RTLD_NOW can result in binding to an object prior to its init being run
4533195 ld interposes on malloc()/free() preventing support library from freeing memory
4630224 crle gets confused about memory layout of objects
4664855 crle on application failed with ld.so.1 encountering mmap() returning ENOMEM err
4669582 latest dynamic linker causes libthread _init to get skipped
4671493 ld.so.1 inconsistently assigns PATHNAME() on primary objects
4668517 compile with map.bssalign doesn't copy _iob to bss
 
(from 109148-16)
 
4616944 ar seg faults when order of object files is reversed
 
(from 109148-15)
 
4522999 Solaris linker one order of magnitude slower than GNU linker
4532729 tentative definition of TLS variable causes linker to dump core
4526745 fixup ld error message about duplicate dependencies/needed names
4518966 dldump undoes existing relocations with no thought of alignment or size
4587441 certain libraries have race conditions when setting error codes
4523798 linker option to align bss to large pagesize alignments
4524008 ld can improperly set st_size of symbols named "_init" or "_fini"
4619282 ld cannot link a program with the option -sb
4620846 Perl Configure probing broken by ld changes
4621122 multiple ld '-zinitarray=' on a command line fails
 
(from 109148-14)
 
4485320 ld needs to support more the 32768 PLTs
4291384 ld -M with a map file does not properly align Fortran REAL*8 data
4413322 SunOS 5.9 librtld_db doesn't show dlopened ".o" files anymore?
4429371 librtld_db busted on ia32 with SC6.x compilers
4418274 elfdump dumps core on invalid input
4432224 libelf xlate routines are out of date
4433643 memory leak using dlopen()/dlclose() in Solaris 8
4446564 ldd/lddstub - core dump conditions
4446115 translating SUNW_move sections is broken
4450225 the rdb command can fall into an infinite loop
4448531 linker causes segmentation fault
4453241 regression in 4291384 can result in empty symbol table
4453398 invalid runpath token can cause ld to spin
4460230 ld (for OS 5.8 and 5.9) loses error message
4462245 ld.so.1 core dumps when executed directly
4455802 need more flexibility in establishing a support library for ld
4467068 dyn_plt_entsize not properly initialized in ld.so.1
4468779 elf_plt_trace_write() broken on i386 (link-auditing)
4465871 -zld32 and -zld64 do not work the way they should
4461890 bad shared object created with -zredlocsym
4469400 ld.so.1: is_so_loaded isn't as efficient as we thought
4469566 lazy loading fallback can reference un-relocated objects
4470493 libelf incorrectly translates NOTE sections across architectures
4469684 rtld leaks dl_handles and permits on dlopen/dlclose
4475174 ld.so.1 prematurely reports the failure to load an object
4475514 ld.so.1 can core dump in memory allocation fails (no swap)
4481851 setting ld.so.1 environment variables globally would be useful
4482035 setting LD_PROFILE & LD_AUDIT causes ping command to issue warnings on 5.8
4377735 segment reservations cause sbrk() to fail
4491434 ld.so.1 can leak file-descriptors when loading same named objects
4289232 some of warning/error/debugging messages from libld.so can be revised
4462748 linker portion of TLS support
4496718 run-time linkers mutex_locks not working with ld_libc interface
4497270 the -zredlocsym option should not eliminate partially initialized local symbols
4496963 dumping an object with crle(1) that uses $ORIGIN can lose its dependencies
4499413 Sun linker orders of magnitude slower than gnu linker
4461760 lazy loading libXm and libXt can fail
4469031 the partial initialized (local) symbols for intel platform is not working
4492883 add link-editor option to multi-pass archives to resolve unsatisfied symbols
4503731 linker-related commands misspell "argument"
4503768 whocalls(1) should output messages to stderr, not stdout
4503748 whocalls(1) usage message and manpage could be improved
4503625 nm should be taught about TLS symbols
4300120 segment address validation is too simplistic to handle segment reservations
4404547 krtld/reloc.h could have better error message, has typos
4270931 R_SPARC_HIX22 relocation is not handled properly
4516434 sotruss can not watch libc_psr.so.1
4213100 sotruss could use more flexible pattern matching
4503457 ld seg fault with comdat
4510264 sections with SHF_TLS can come in different orders
4518079 link-editor support library unable to modify section header flags
4515913 ld.so.1 can incorrectly decrement external reference counts on dlclose()
4519569 ld -V does not return an interesting value
4524512 ld.so.1 should allow alternate termination signals
4524767 elfdump dies on bogus sh_name fields
4524735 ld getopt processing of '-' changed
4521931 subroutine in a shared object as LOCL instead of GLOB
 
(from 109148-13)
 
4505289 incorrect handling of _START_ and _END_
4506164 mcs does not recognize #linkbefore or #linkafter qualifiers
4447560 strip is creating unexecutable files
4513842 library names not in ld.so string pool cause core file bugs
 
(from 109148-12)
 
4488954 ld.so.1 reuses same buffer to send ummapping range to _preexec_exit_handlers()
 
(from 109148-11)
 
4463473 pldd showing wrong output
 
(from 109148-10)
 
4421842 fixups in SHT_GROUP processing required
4450433 problem with liblddbg output on '-Dsection,detail' when processing SHF_LINK_ORDER
 
(from 109148-09)
 
4452220 dump doesn't support RUNPATH
4452202 typos in <sys/link.h>
 
(from 109148-08)
 
4368846 ld(1) fails to version some interfaces given in a mapfile
4077245 dump core dump on null pointer
4372554 elfdump should demangle symbols (like nm, dump)
4371114 dlclose may unmap a promiscuous object while it's still in use
4204447 elfdump should understand SHN_AFTER/SHN_BEFORE macro
4377941 initialization of interposers may not occur
4381116 ldd/ld.so.1 could aid in detecting unused dependencies
4381783 dlopen/dlclose of a libCrun+libthread can dump core
4385402 linker & run-time linker must support gABI ELF updates
4394698 ld.so.1 does not process DF_SYMBOLIC - not gABI conforming
4394212 the link editor quietly ignores missing support libraries
4390308 ld.so.1 should provide more flexibility LD_PRELOAD'ing 32-bit/64-bit objects
4401232 crle(1) could provide better flexibility for alternatives
4401815 fix misc nits in debugging output
4402861 cleanup /usr/demo/link_audit & /usr/tmp/librtld_db demo source code
4393044 elfdump should allow raw dumping of sections
4413168 SHF_ORDERED bit causes linker to generate a separate section
 
(from 109148-07)
 
4352330 LD_PRELOAD cannot use absolute path for privileged program
4346144 link-auditing: plt_tracing fails if LA_SYMB_NOPLTENTER given after being bound
4346001 the ld should support mapfile syntax to generate PT_SUNWSTACK segment
4349137 rtld_db: a third fallback method for locating the linkmap
4343417 dladdr interface information inadequate
4343801 RFE: crle(1): provide option for updating configuration files
4346615 ld.so.1 attempting to open a directory gives: No such device
4352233 crle should not honor umask
4357805 RFE: man page for ld(1) does not document all -z or -B options in Solaris 8 9/00
4358751 ld.so.1: LD_XXX environ variables and LD_FLAGS should be synchronized
4358862 link-editors should reference "64" symlinks instead of sparcv9 (ia64)
4356879 PLTs could use faster code sequences in some cases
4367118 new fast baplt's fail when traversed twice in threaded application
4366905 need a way to determine path to a shared library
4351197 nfs performance problem by 103627-13
4367405 LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64 not being used
4354500 SHF_ORDERED ordered sections do not properly sort sections
4369068 ld(1)'s weak symbol processing is inefficient (slow and doesn't scale)
 
(from 109148-06)
 
4349563 auxiliary filter error handling regression introduced in earlier patch
4355795 ldd -r now gives "displacement relocated" warnings
 
(from 109148-05)
 
4210412 versioning a static executable causes ld to core dump
4219652 linker gives misleading error about not finding main (xarch=v9)
4103449 ld command needs a command line flag to force 64-bits
4187211 problem with RDISP32 linking in copy-relocated objects
4287274 dladdr, dlinfo do not provide the full path name of shared object
4297563 dlclose still does not remove all objects
4250694 rtld_db needs a new auxvec entry
4235315 new features for rtld_db (DT_CHECKSUM, dynamic linked .o files)
4303609 64bit libelf.so.1 does not properly implement
4310901 su.static fails when OSNet build with lazy-loading
4310324 lf_errno() causes Bus Error(coredump) in 64-bit
4306415 ld core dump
4316531 BCP: possible failure with dlclose/_preexec_exit_handlers
4313765 LD_BREADTH should be shot
4318162 crle uses automatic strings in putenv
4255943 description of -t option incomplete
4322528 sgs message test infrastructure needs improvement
4239213 want an API to obtain linker's search path
4324134 use of extern mapfile directives can contribute unused symbols
4322581 ELF data structures could be laid out more
4040628 unnecessary section header symbols should be removed
4300018 rtld: bindlock should be freed before calling
4336102 dlclose with non-deletable objects can mishandle
4329785 mixing of SHT_SUNW_COMDAT & SHF_ORDERED causes ld seg fault
4334617 COPY relocations should be produced for references to .bss symbols
4248250 relocation of local ABS symbols incorrect
4335801 for complimentary alignments eliminate ld: warning:
4336980 ld.so.1 relative path processing revisited
4243097 dlerror(3DL) is not affected by setlocale(3C)
4344528 dump should remove -D and -l usage message
4351715 Solaris 8 update 2 build 06 has mismatched ld.so.1 and librtld_db.so.1
 
(from 109148-04)
 
4338812 crle(1) omits entries in the directory cache
4340878 rtld should treat $ORIGIN like LD_LIBRARY_PATH in security issues
4341496 provide a static version of /usr/bin/crle
 
(from 109148-03)
 
	This revision includes missing deliverables.
 
(from 109148-02)
 
4324775 non-PIC code & -zcombreloc don't mix very well
4327653 run-time linker should preload tables it will process (madvise)
4324324 shared object code can be referenced before .init has fired
4321634 .init firing of multiple INITFIRST objects can fail
 
(from 109148-01)
 
4309212 dlsym can't find symbol
4311226 rejection of preloading in secure apps is inconsistent
4312449 dlclose: invalid deletion of dependency can occur using RTLD_GLOBAL
 
(from 110792-01)
 
4391527 missing link /usr/lib/secure/64 -> /usr/lib/secure/sparcv9 in s8u3_07 SUNWcsxu


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:
-----------------------------
 
None.


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