OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 109325-10

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Keywords: security builtin backslash read jsh rsh pfsh tempfiles
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 109325-11 SunOS 5.8_x86: sh/jsh/rsh/pfsh patch
Date: May/27/2008

Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109324

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: sh/jsh/rsh/pfsh patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR #	Bug #
4300733	15010152
4313399	15015584
4375814	15040011
4392404	15045657
4407470	15050424
4407491	15050435
4498084	15077613
5045556	15210691
6277636	15268643
6636947	15442877

Changes incorporated in this version: 6636947

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:

6636947 /bin/sh dumps core in rmfunctmp when function with heredoc is unset
 
(from 109325-09)
 
6277636 *sh* can crash if it creates too many temporary files
 
(from 109325-08)
 
4498084 test is unable to handle operands greater than 2G or 2147483647
 
(from 109325-07)
 
5045556 sh args '-sh' + 'bar' alone (w/o '-c') should result in login shell interp.
 
(from 109325-06)
 
4407491 pfsh does not seem to be able to locate an executable in current directory
 
(from 109325-05)
 
4407470 profile shell symbolic link processing sent wrong $0
 
(from 109325-04)
 
4375814 signal 18 gives strange output in Solaris 7
 
(from 109325-03)
 
4392404 */bin/sh* creates predictable tempfiles for here-documents
 
(from 109325-02)
 
4300733 *sh* LD_PRELOAD libC.so.5 causes SEGV because sh defines local malloc
 
(from 109325-01)
 
4313399 sh: builtin read doesn't correctly work for multibyte characters

Patch Installation Instructions:

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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:
 
      110663-18 (or greater)  ksh patch

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