Patch-ID# 114713-03


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Keywords: security newtask root privileges
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: newtask & libproject.so.1 patch
Date: Jan/04/2007


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 114714

Topic: SunOS 5.9: newtask & libproject.so.1 patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
466725115104080
479811915139549
497081715190136
508001215220741


Changes incorporated in this version: 4667251 5080012

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 112874-36 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/usr/bin/sparcv7/newtask
/usr/bin/sparcv9/newtask
/usr/lib/abi/abi_libproject.so.1
/usr/lib/abi/sparcv9/abi_libproject.so.1
/usr/lib/libproject.so.1
/usr/lib/llib-lproject.ln
/usr/lib/sparcv9/libproject.so.1
/usr/lib/sparcv9/llib-lproject.ln

Problem Description:

4667251 groups command returns number, not name for large group
5080012 ldap: roles returns NULL if size of roles exceeds 1022 characters
 
(from 114713-02)
 
4970817 newtask -p -c on nscd results in hung newtask and nscd
 
(from 114713-01)
 
4798119 newtask(1) has a security problem


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 the complete fix for 4667251 (groups command returns number,
         not name for large group) and 5080012 (ldap: roles returns NULL if
         size of roles exceeds 1022 characters), please also install the
         following patches:
 
         112960-42 (or greater)  ldap library patch
         115544-03 (or greater)  nss_compat patch
         115545-02 (or greater)  nss_files.so.1 patch
         123370-01 (or greater)  libsecdb.so.1 patch


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