OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 116560-01


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Keywords: security powerd pmconfig
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 117172-17 SunOS 5.9_x86: powerd and pmconfig patch
Date: Jul/16/2004


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 116559

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: powerd and pmconfig patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
470672715112913
472446515117337
472519315117457
472519515117458
473346215119674
485860015158672
485860415158675


Changes incorporated in this version: 4706727 4724465 4725193 4725195 4733462
4858600 4858604

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 117172-17 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 117172-17

Files included with this patch:

/usr/lib/power/powerd
/usr/sbin/pmconfig

Problem Description:

4706727 possible stack overflow in powerd
4724465 pmconfig keyword handling is too liberal
4725193 pmconfig should limit conf file open to real user
4725195 powerd runs with user's cred if started by pmconfig
4733462 pmconfig on 5.9 has some security issues
4858600 pmconfig treats a user with no passwd entry as if they are root
4858604 pmconfig cites wrong file in error messages


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
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 7-9 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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None.



NOTE: The list of 'patches required with this patch' (above) has been
modified from the list specified at patch creation time. The reason for
the modification is that one or more of the required patches was
either never released or withdrawn after its release. The following
substitutions (which are guaranteed to satisfy the original requirements)
were therefore made:

117172-17 replaces 112234-12


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