OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 110402-05


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Keywords: security ufsdump mmap file larger
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 110911-05 SunOS 5.8_x86: ufsdump patch
Date: Aug/19/2003


Install Requirements: Additional instructions may be listed below

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch is available for SPARC as patch 110387

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: ufsdump patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
413236514960768
429677015008485
433936615026183
435866615033964
447401415069629
476722115129786


Changes incorporated in this version: 4767221

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 110236-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by: 110911-05

Files included with this patch:

/usr/lib/fs/ufs/ufsdump

Problem Description:

4767221 Incremental ufsdump of fs snapshot can omit files
 
(from 110402-04)
 
4474014 ufsdump fails to dump a file larger than 2G on Solaris 8
 
(from 110402-03)
 
4358666 mmap(2) use in ufsdump makes for incomplete dumps
 
(from 110402-02)
 
4339366 Security vulnerability in ufsrestore allows root compromise.
4132365 Security vulnerability on ufsdump and restore in 2.6 and 2.6 x86
 
(from 110402-01)
 
      This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete the
      feature changes introduced in point patch 110236-01.
 
4296770 file systems should support snapshots for online backups
 
(from 110236-01)
 
4296770 file systems should support snapshots for online backups


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 7-9 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:
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        NOTE 1: To get UFS Snapshot support, one needs to install the
                following patches:
 
                108529-05 (or newer)    kernel update patch
                110402-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/fs/ufs/ufsdump patch
                110403-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/libadm.so.1 patch
                110404-01 (or newer)    /usr/sbin/clri and
                                        /usr/sbin/fssnap patch
                110405-01 (or newer)    /usr/kernel/drv/fssnap patch


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