Patch-ID# 110899-15

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Keywords: security csh pfcsh tmpfiles eacces cores errors env chars seg fault
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: csh/pfcsh patch
Date: Aug/05/2008

Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 110898

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: csh/pfcsh patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR #	Bug #
1227664	14906936
4198269	14977692
4302461	15010858
4374736	15039606
4384080	15042847
4402562	15048963
4404641	15049607
4407470	15050424
4407491	15050435
4456348	15063766
4479584	15071586
4494351	15076399
4708902	15113508
5100865	15227080
6209912	15241578
6230795	15249977
6307905	15280526
6311438	15281941
6314637	15283266
6336149	15291672

Changes incorporated in this version: 6230795

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:

/usr/bin/csh
/usr/bin/pfcsh

Problem Description:

6230795 csh leaves process running after termination
 
(from 110899-14)
 
4456348 csh dumps core file completing long NFS path
 
(from 110899-13)
 
6307905 csh has a buffer overrun in its input routines
6311438 csh drops a character during filename completion if TIOCSTI doesn't succeed
6314637 csh bus error after applying patch 114224-04
6336149 csh core dump if argv is unset or reset
 
(from 110899-12)
 
6209912 csh built-in cd command might corrupt home environment variable in extreme cases
 
(from 110899-11)
 
5100865 csh built-in cd command might corrupt path environment variable
 
(from 110899-10)
 
4407491 pfsh does not seem to be able to locate an executable in current directory
 
(from 110899-09)
 
4198269 csh redirection of stdout works inconsistently
 
(from 110899-08)
 
4479584 csh needs longer PATH
 
(from 110899-07)
 
4407470 profile shell symbolic link processing sent wrong $0
 
(from 110899-06)
 
4708902 csh cannot handle changing fd limit
 
(from 110899-05)
 
4302461 seg fault when file descriptors are set to 8192
 
(from 110899-04)
 
4494351 csh scripts using an array leaks memory
1227664 csh doesn't use the correct prototype definition for vfork
 
(from 110899-03)
 
4374736 csh cores when trying to echo env var > 1024 chars set in Bourne shell
4402562 csh does not report errors it detects
 
(from 110899-02)
 
4404641 csh scripts leak memory when EACCES occurs
 
(from 110899-01)
 
4384080 csh creates predictable tmpfiles for here documents

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:

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None.

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