Patch-ID# 114134-04


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Keywords: security race condition access() fopen() printmail
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9_x86: mail Patch
Date: Mar/04/2008


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 114133

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: mail Patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
470571715112646
496118415187416
507474815218932
625834915261298
641999015327960
656332115400415


Changes incorporated in this version: 6258349 6419990 6563321

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/mail

Problem Description:

6258349 RFE: mail.local should support large files
6419990 sendmail fails on a large (> 2TB) file-system
6563321 mail command fails with fifofs attr vattr.va_nodeid hitting max value
 
(from 114134-03)
 
4961184 Default content type of /usr/bin/mail violates RFC.
 
(from 114134-02)
 
5074748 mail command algorithm is wrong.
 
(from 114134-01)
 
4705717 unsafe use of access in printmail.c


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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NOTE 1:  To get complete bug fixes for BugIds, 6258349 (RFE: mail.local should
         support large files), 6419990 (sendmail fails on a large (> 2TB)
         file-system) and 6563321 (mail command fails with fifofs attr
         vattr.va_nodeid hitting max value), please also install the following
         patches:
 
         136909-01 ( or greater)  SunOS 5.9_x86: aliasadm patch
         114137-10 ( or greater)  SunOS 5.9_x86: sendmail Patch


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