OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 114343-16


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Keywords: security ksh sleeps core vi control z fg
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 114343-17 SunOS 5.9_x86: ksh patch
Date: Apr/21/2011


Install Requirements: Reboot after installing this patch to activate the changes delivered. An alternative may be specified in the Special Install Instructions.

Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 112964

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: ksh patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
423765214988487
430218715010761
437280015038942
440273715048991
449808415077613
475063715124748
475377715125727
478681715135883
479088515137077
480149015140845
480476315141952
490263415171546
490266615171556
492787315178481
498500215194059
501051115200447
505694315213882
508414015222060
620819815241010
626171515262394
626412115263279
627764315268646


Changes incorporated in this version: 4302187

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/ksh
/usr/bin/pfksh
/usr/bin/rksh
/usr/xpg4/bin/sh

Problem Description:

4302187 rksh allows user to run commands with '/' in them: regression via 1262257
 
(from 114343-15)
 
4237652 "wait" ksh builtin gives incorrect status for stopped and restarted job
 
(from 114343-14)
 
6264121 ksh: here-document (/tmp/sh* file) is unlinked too early when started in background
 
(from 114343-13)
 
4402737 ksh getting core dump if lines are over 30
6277643 ksh is insufficiently careful with alignment
 
(from 114343-12)
 
6261715 with ksh patch 110662-18 "test $i -ge 0" is broken; thus loops don't terminate
 
(from 114343-11)
 
6208198 ksh doesn't handle multibyte code when it is divided on boundary
 
(from 114343-10)
 
5084140 ksh has a limit of 25 background processes
 
(from 114343-09)
 
4372800 ksh builtin read command hangs
 
(from 114343-08)
 
4498084 test unable to handle operands greater than 2G or 2147483647
 
(from 114343-07)
 
5056943 fix for BugId 4753777 introduced new ksh bug
 
(from 114343-06)
 
5010511 ksh erroneously fails when stdin is closed
 
(from 114343-05)
 
4927873 ksh temporary file (/tmp/sh*) not removed
 
(from 114343-04)
 
4985002 ksh regression by fix for 4753777
 
(from 114343-03)
 
4753777 ksh core dumped
4804763 ksh race condition in pipelined commands
4902634 ksh(1) dumped a core in a different place than BugId 4753777
4902666 increase the number of file descriptors that ksh(1) can open
 
(from 114343-02)
 
4786817 ksh fix for BugId's 4422293 4379531 was incomplete
4790885 ksh hangs with line editing and background process
4801490 ksh doesn't remove /tmp/sh* files
 
(from 114343-01)
 
4750637 ksh script hangs because child process sleeps in write system call


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
Please refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd'
and 'patchrm' commands provided with Solaris.
 
The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/123456-07
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 123456-07
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Any
other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.


Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
 
None.


README -- Last modified date: Saturday, November 10, 2012