OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 115167-09

Download this patch from My Oracle Support

Your use of the firmware, software and any other materials contained in this update is subject to My Oracle Support Terms of Use, which may be viewed at My Oracle Support.

For further information on patching best practices and resources, please see the following links:

Keywords: security cpio -itv valloc() fd leak memory buffer acls
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 115167-10 SunOS 5.9_x86: cpio patch
Date: Apr/02/2010

Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 113280

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: cpio patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR #	Bug #
4163620	14968469
4711504	15114133
4738687	15121223
4740813	15121869
4768749	15130323
4771017	15131023
4789757	15136718
4790357	15136887
4792482	15137580
4802626	15141238
4803461	15141540
4810827	15143923
4844489	15154491
4879536	15164469
4894077	15168796
4911399	15174005
4971255	15190265
5006405	15199106
5021475	15203566
6189510	15234801
6268417	15265062
6500984	15365143
6628307	15437657

Changes incorporated in this version: 4163620 6628307

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/cpio

Problem Description:

4163620 cpio reports as an error an attempt to archive a named socket
6628307 cpio named socket is impossible file type with -t
 
(from 115167-08)
 
6189510 cpio -idm can create symbolic links to incorrect targets
 
(from 115167-07)
 
6268417 cpio archiver is not handling >2gb files in -oc mode-ASCII character form
 
(from 115167-06)
 
6500984 cpio issue with directory creation
 
(from 115167-05)
 
4802626 cpio -H ustar does not handle spaces correctly in file and directory
4879536 cpio returns 0 exit status with 256 errors
4911399 patch 112097-04 breaks two GABI cpio tests
4971255 cpio gets extremely confused by namefs mounts
5021475 cpio restores unnecessary directories with odc format
 
(from 115167-04)
 
5006405 cpio not passing ACL's correctly
 
(from 115167-03)
 
4894077 cpio sets wrong ACLs if the directory already exists
 
(from 115167-02)
 
4789757 cpio performance degradation: 108414-03 is very slower than 108414-01
4803461 cpio -i restores unnecessary directories in Solaris 9
4810827 cpio -p@ fails with too many open files
4844489 file descriptor leak in *cpio* for Solaris 9
 
(from 115167-01)
 
4711504 cpio -itv output broken
4738687 cpio assumes uninitialized data is zero
4740813 cpio has a valloc()-equivalent function, forcing -lmapmalloc
4768749 cpio reports wrong count of transferred blocks
4771017 cpio dumps a core by -Htar option on Solaris 8 and Solaris 9
4790357 cpio allocates a buffer of the wrong size
4792482 cpio failure to get memory for acls during -o should be fatal

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