OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 115336-06


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Keywords: security tar retain symlink error eof
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 115336-07 SunOS 5.9: /usr/bin/tar, /usr/sbin/static/tar Patch
Date: Oct/28/2011


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 115337

Topic: SunOS 5.9: /usr/bin/tar, /usr/sbin/static/tar Patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
448180115072321
451771415084177
466255215102998
469754015110530
471406615114732
472728715118032
475618615126417
481940115146664
486423015160130
491878415176016
497773915191977
502649815204840
502739715205143
620552415239986
635091015298160
701968615697147


Changes incorporated in this version: 7019686

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 113326-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/etc/security/auth_attr
/etc/security/prof_attr
/usr/bin/tar
/usr/lib/help/auths/locale/C/MediaExtract.html
/usr/lib/help/auths/locale/C/MediaHeader.html
/usr/sbin/static/tar
/usr/sbin/tar

Problem Description:

7019686 problem with RBAC admin
 
(from 115336-05)
 
6205524 using /sbin/tar -h on Solaris 9, symlinked files become normal files
 
(from 115336-04)
 
6350910 tar -E option may corrupt pathname if path length > 100 and pathname contains multibyte characters
 
(from 115336-03)
 
4977739 tar core dumps when backing up files 8 gb using multiple volumes
4714066 tar is unable to extract 100% POSIX compliant tar archives
4727287 tar writes too many bits to the ustar permissions field
5027397 tar silently skips files larger than 8GB
5026498 creating tar archive containing mknod of large device fails to archive mknod
4517714 "tar cf /foo/" is not the same as "tar cf /foo"
4918784 tar doesn't handle '--' correctly
4819401 tar: P or E option gives incorrect directory mdate on "last" dir
 
(from 115336-02)
 
4864230 change of tar behavior due to fix of 4508100 breaks database backup software
 
(from 115336-01)
 
4756186 tar: read error unexpected EOF when file is over 6gig
4697540 tar parses directories very inefficiently
4481801 when tar cvfh reaches MAXSYMLINKS, and outputs an error, exit status = 0
 
(from 113326-01)
 
4662552 -02 version of patch 110951 causes "tape read error" during tar


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.


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