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 <li><h3><font color=#e00000>All architectures</font></h3>  <li><h3><font color=#e00000>All architectures</font></h3>
 <ul>  <ul>
 <a name=cron></a>  <a name=cron></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 30, 1999</strong></font><br>
 In cron(8), make sure argv[] is NULL terminated in the fake popen() and  In cron(8), make sure argv[] is NULL terminated in the fake popen() and
 run sendmail as the user, not as root.  run sendmail as the user, not as root.
 <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/012_cron.patch>  <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/012_cron.patch>
 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
 <a name=miscfs></a>  <a name=miscfs></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 12, 1999</strong></font><br>
 The procfs and fdescfs filesystems had an overrun in their handling  The procfs and fdescfs filesystems had an overrun in their handling
 of uio_offset in their readdir() routines. (These filesystems are not  of uio_offset in their readdir() routines. (These filesystems are not
 enabled by default).  enabled by default).
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 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
 <a name=profil></a>  <a name=profil></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 9, 1999</strong></font><br>
 Stop profiling (see profil(2)) when we execve() a new process.  Stop profiling (see profil(2)) when we execve() a new process.
 <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/010_profil.patch>  <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/010_profil.patch>
 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
 <a name=ipsec_in_use></a>  <a name=ipsec_in_use></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 6, 1999</strong></font><br>
 Packets that should have been handled by IPsec may be transmitted  Packets that should have been handled by IPsec may be transmitted
 as cleartext. PF_KEY SA expirations may leak kernel resources.  as cleartext. PF_KEY SA expirations may leak kernel resources.
 <a  <a
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 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
 <a name=rc></a>  <a name=rc></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 5, 1999</strong></font><br>
 In /etc/rc, use mktemp(1) for motd re-writing, and change the find(1)  In /etc/rc, use mktemp(1) for motd re-writing, and change the find(1)
 to use -execdir.  to use -execdir.
 <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/008_rc.patch>  <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/008_rc.patch>
 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
 <a name=chflags></a>  <a name=chflags></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX: Jul 30, 1999</strong></font><br>
 Do not permit regular users to chflags(2) or fchflags(2) on character or  Do not permit regular users to chflags(2) or fchflags(2) on character or
 block devices which they may currently be the owner of.  block devices which they may currently be the owner of.
 <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/007_chflags.patch>  <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/007_chflags.patch>
 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
 <a name=nroff></a>  <a name=nroff></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>SECURITY FIX: Jul 27, 1999</strong></font><br>
 Cause groff(1) to be invoked with the -S flag, when called by nroff(1),  Cause groff(1) to be invoked with the -S flag, when called by nroff(1),
 to avoid various groff features which may be security issues.  On the  to avoid various groff features which may be security issues.  On the
 whole, this is not really a security issue, but it was discussed on  whole, this is not really a security issue, but it was discussed on
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 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
 <a name=fts></a>  <a name=fts></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>RELIABILITY FIX: May 19, 1999</strong></font><br>
 Programs using fts(3) could dump core when given a directory structure  Programs using fts(3) could dump core when given a directory structure
 with a very large number of entries.  with a very large number of entries.
 <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/005_fts.patch>  <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/005_fts.patch>
 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
 <a name=tcpsack></a>  <a name=tcpsack></a>
 <li><font color=#009000><strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <li><font color=#009000><strong>RELIABILITY FIX: May 19, 1999</strong></font><br>
 Sequence numbers could wrap with TCP_SACK and TCP_NEWRENO, resulting in  Sequence numbers could wrap with TCP_SACK and TCP_NEWRENO, resulting in
 failure to retransmit correctly.  failure to retransmit correctly.
 <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/004_tcpsack.patch>  <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/004_tcpsack.patch>
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