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1.281 deraadt 17: This is the OpenBSD 2.8 release errata & patch list:
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1.94 deraadt 21: <hr>
1.240 jason 22: <a href=stable.html>For OpenBSD patch branch information, please refer here.</a><br>
1.94 deraadt 23: <a href=errata21.html>For 2.1 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
24: <a href=errata22.html>For 2.2 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.144 deraadt 25: <a href=errata23.html>For 2.3 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.176 deraadt 26: <a href=errata24.html>For 2.4 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.198 deraadt 27: <a href=errata25.html>For 2.5 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.232 deraadt 28: <a href=errata26.html>For 2.6 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.281 deraadt 29: <a href=errata27.html>For 2.7 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.94 deraadt 30: <hr>
31:
1.281 deraadt 32: <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8.tar.gz>
1.142 deraadt 33: You can also fetch a tar.gz file containing all the following patches</a>.
34: This file is updated once a day.
35:
1.240 jason 36: <p> The patches below are available in CVS via the
1.281 deraadt 37: <code>OPENBSD_2_8</code> <a href="stable.html">patch branch</a>.
1.278 ericj 38:
39: <p>
40: For more detailed information on install patches to OpenBSD, please
41: consult the <a href="./faq/faq10.html#10.14">OpenBSD FAQ</a>.
1.142 deraadt 42: <hr>
43:
1.197 deraadt 44: <dl>
1.43 deraadt 45: <a name=all></a>
1.67 deraadt 46: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>All architectures</font></h3>
1.25 deraadt 47: <ul>
1.299 ! ericj 48: <a name=xlock></a>
! 49: <li><font color=#009000><strong>014: SECURITY FIX: Dec 22, 2000</strong></font><br>
! 50: Improve xlock(1)'s authentication by authenticating via a pipe in an early forked process. No known vulnerability exists, this is just a precautionary patch.<br>
! 51: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/014_xlock.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a>
! 52: <p>
! 53: In addition to a source code patch, new xlock binaries have been created for each architecture listed below. Place these binaries at <i>/usr/X11R6/bin/xlock</i>
! 54: and <i>chmod 4755 /usr/X11R6/bin/xlock</i>.
! 55: <p>
! 56: <ul>
! 57: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/i386/xlock">Xlock - i386</a>
! 58: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/sparc/xlock">Xlock - sparc</a>
! 59: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/mac68k/xlock">Xlock - mac68k</a>
! 60: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/powerpc/xlock">Xlock - powerpc</a>
! 61: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/amiga/xlock">Xlock - amiga</a>
! 62: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/hp300/xlock">Xlock - hp300</a>
! 63: <li><a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/mvme68k/xlock">Xlock - mvme68k</a>
! 64: </ul>
! 65: <p>
1.296 ericj 66: <a name=procfs></a>
67: <li><font color=#009000><strong>013: SECURITY FIX: Dec 18, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.298 ericj 68: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_procfs&sektion=8">Procfs</a> contained numerous overflows, which could lead an intruder to root permissions. Procfs is NOT enabled by default in OpenBSD. <br>
69: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/013_procfs.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a>
70: <p>
1.292 deraadt 71: <a name=hwcrypto></a>
72: <li><font color=#009000><strong>011: RELIABILITY FIX: Dec 13, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.294 jufi 73: The crypto subsystem could incorrectly fail to run certain software ciphers,
1.292 deraadt 74: if a hardware card existed in the machine.<br>
75: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/011_hwcrypto.patch">
76: A source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a>
1.293 deraadt 77: <p>
1.292 deraadt 78: <a name=fastroute></a>
79: <li><font color=#009000><strong>010: RELIABILITY FIX: Dec 11, 2000</strong></font><br>
80: A crash could occur during fast routing, if IPSEC was enabled.<br>
81: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/010_fastroute.patch">
82: A source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a>
1.293 deraadt 83: <p>
1.290 deraadt 84: <a name=kerberos2></a>
1.291 deraadt 85: <li><font color=#009000><strong>009: SECURITY FIX: Dec 10, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.295 aaron 86: Another problem exists in the Kerberos libraries.<br>
1.290 deraadt 87: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/009_kerberos2.patch">
88: A source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a>
89: <p>
1.286 deraadt 90: <a name=kerberos></a>
1.288 deraadt 91: <li><font color=#009000><strong>008: SECURITY FIX: Dec 7, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.286 deraadt 92: Two problems have recently been discovered in the KerberosIV code.<p>
93: 1. A symlink problem was discovered in the KerberosIV password checking
94: routines /usr/bin/su and /usr/bin/login, which makes it possible for a
95: local user to overwrite any file on the local machine.<p>
1.287 jufi 96: 2. It is possible to specify environment variables in telnet
1.286 deraadt 97: which will be passed over the to the remote host. This makes it
98: possible to set environment variables on the remote side, including
99: ones that have special meaning on the server. It is not clear at this
100: time what the impact is, but we recommend everyone to upgrade their
1.289 jufi 101: machines immediately.<p>
1.288 deraadt 102: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/008_kerberos.patch">
1.286 deraadt 103: A source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a>
104: <p>
1.285 deraadt 105: <a name=ftpd></a>
106: <li><font color=#009000><strong>005: SECURITY FIX: Dec 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
107: OpenBSD 2.8's ftpd contains a one-byte overflow in the replydirname() function.<br>
108: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/005_ftpd.patch">
1.296 ericj 109: A source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a><br>
1.298 ericj 110: You can view the <a href="advisories/ftpd_replydirname.txt">OpenBSD Advisory</a> here.
1.285 deraadt 111: <p>
1.284 jason 112: <a name=rijndael> </a>
113: <li><font color=#009000><strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: Nov 17, 2000</strong></font><br>
1.292 deraadt 114: First off, AES (rijndael) encryption and decryption were broken for IPSec
115: and swap encryption.<br>
116: Secondly, the AES code did not work properly on big endian machines.<br>
1.284 jason 117: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/004_rijndael.patch">
1.292 deraadt 118: A second revision source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a>
1.284 jason 119: <p>
1.282 deraadt 120: <li><font color=#009000><strong>002: IMPLEMENTATION FIX: Nov 10, 2000</strong></font><br>
121: In ssh(1), skey support for SSH1 protocol was broken. Some people might consider
122: that kind of important.<br>
123: <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/002_sshskey.patch>
124: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.25 deraadt 125: </ul>
1.177 deraadt 126: <p>
1.42 deraadt 127: <a name=i386></a>
1.67 deraadt 128: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>i386</font></h3>
1.25 deraadt 129: <ul>
1.299 ! ericj 130: <a name=pms></a>
! 131: <li><font color=#009000><strong>015: STABILITY FIX: Dec 22, 2000</strong></font><br>
! 132: Some machines locked up while trying to use the mouse in console mode. This patch solves that problem.<br>
! 133: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/i386/015_pms.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
! 134: <p>
1.285 deraadt 135: <a name=pcibios></a>
136: <li><font color=#009000><strong>006: STABILITY FIX: Dec 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
137: On some machines, a PCIBIOS device driver interrupt allocation bug can cause a
138: kernel hang while probing PCI devices. If you have this symptom, you can disable
139: PCIBIOS as a workaround. To do this,
140: <ul>
141: <li>Enter the User Kernel Configuration by booting with the
142: option "boot -c".
143: <li>Once at the <i>UKC></i> prompt, enter <pre><tt>
144: UKC> disable pcibios
145: UKC> quit
146: </tt></pre>
147: <li>See <a href="./faq/faq5.html#5.6">FAQ 5.6</a> after a successful
148: boot for instructions on how to re-write your kernel to disable PCIBIOS
149: permanently.
150: </ul>
151: <p>
1.39 deraadt 152: </ul>
1.155 deraadt 153: <p>
1.47 deraadt 154: <a name=mac68k></a>
1.67 deraadt 155: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k</font></h3>
1.39 deraadt 156: <ul>
1.285 deraadt 157: <a name=x_mac68k></a>
158: <li><font color=#009000><strong>007: INSTALL PROBLEM: Dec 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
159: The X packages
160: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/mac68k/xshare28.tgz">share28.tgz</a>
161: and
162: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/mac68k/xfont28.tgz">font28.tgz</a>
163: were not on the CD, and only available via FTP install. These packages can be
164: added post-install by using the following command:
165: <tt><pre>
166: # cd /; tar xvfpz xshare28.tgz
167: # cd /; tar xvfpz xfont28.tgz
168: </pre></tt>
1.25 deraadt 169: </ul>
1.155 deraadt 170: <p>
1.65 deraadt 171: <a name=sparc></a>
1.67 deraadt 172: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>sparc</font></h3>
1.25 deraadt 173: <ul>
1.285 deraadt 174: <a name=x_sparc></a>
175: <li><font color=#009000><strong>007: INSTALL PROBLEM: Dec 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
176: The X packages
177: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/sparc/xshare28.tgz">share28.tgz</a>
178: and
179: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/sparc/xfont28.tgz">font28.tgz</a>
180: were not on the CD, and only available via FTP install. These packages can be
181: added post-install by using the following command:
182: <tt><pre>
183: # cd /; tar xvfpz xshare28.tgz
184: # cd /; tar xvfpz xfont28.tgz
185: </pre></tt>
186: <p>
187: <a name=qe></a>
1.284 jason 188: <li><font color=#009000><strong>003: RELIABILITY FIX: Nov 17, 2000</strong></font><br>
189: Configuring a qec+qe causes a NMI panic.<br>
190: <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/sparc/003_qe.patch>
191: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
192: <p>
1.282 deraadt 193: <a name=zsconsole> </a>
194: <li><font color=#009000><strong>001: RELIABILITY FIX: Nov 10, 2000</strong></font><br>
195: When running a sparc with a serial console, certain types of interrupts would
196: cause great grief.<br>
197: <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/sparc/001_zsconsole.patch>
198: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.39 deraadt 199: </ul>
1.177 deraadt 200: <p>
1.93 deraadt 201: <a name=amiga></a>
1.67 deraadt 202: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>amiga</font></h3>
1.93 deraadt 203: <ul>
1.285 deraadt 204: <a name=x_amiga></a>
205: <li><font color=#009000><strong>007: INSTALL PROBLEM: Dec 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
206: The X packages
207: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/amiga/xshare28.tgz">share28.tgz</a>
208: and
209: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/amiga/xfont28.tgz">font28.tgz</a>
210: were not on the CD, and only available via FTP install. These packages can be
211: added post-install by using the following command:
212: <tt><pre>
213: # cd /; tar xvfpz xshare28.tgz
214: # cd /; tar xvfpz xfont28.tgz
215: </pre></tt>
1.25 deraadt 216: </ul>
1.155 deraadt 217: <p>
1.65 deraadt 218: <a name=pmax></a>
1.67 deraadt 219: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>pmax</font></h3>
1.25 deraadt 220: <ul>
1.281 deraadt 221: <li>No problems identified yet.
1.25 deraadt 222: </ul>
1.155 deraadt 223: <p>
1.281 deraadt 224: <a name=hp300></a>
225: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>hp300</font></h3>
1.59 deraadt 226: <ul>
1.285 deraadt 227: <a name=x_hp300></a>
228: <li><font color=#009000><strong>007: INSTALL PROBLEM: Dec 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
229: The X packages
230: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/hp300/xshare28.tgz">share28.tgz</a>
231: and
232: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/hp300/xfont28.tgz">font28.tgz</a>
233: were not on the CD, and only available via FTP install. These packages can be
234: added post-install by using the following command:
235: <tt><pre>
236: # cd /; tar xvfpz xshare28.tgz
237: # cd /; tar xvfpz xfont28.tgz
238: </pre></tt>
1.59 deraadt 239: </ul>
1.155 deraadt 240: <p>
1.281 deraadt 241: <a name=mvme68k></a>
242: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>mvme68k</font></h3>
1.56 deraadt 243: <ul>
1.285 deraadt 244: <a name=x_mvme68k></a>
245: <li><font color=#009000><strong>007: INSTALL PROBLEM: Dec 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
246: The X packages
247: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/mvme68k/xshare28.tgz">share28.tgz</a>
248: and
249: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/mvme68k/xfont28.tgz">font28.tgz</a>
250: were not on the CD, and only available via FTP install. These packages can be
251: added post-install by using the following command:
252: <tt><pre>
253: # cd /; tar xvfpz xshare28.tgz
254: # cd /; tar xvfpz xfont28.tgz
255: </pre></tt>
1.56 deraadt 256: </ul>
1.155 deraadt 257: <p>
1.281 deraadt 258: <a name=powerpc></a>
259: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>powerpc</font></h3>
1.110 millert 260: <ul>
1.293 deraadt 261: <a name=imacdv></a>
262: <li><font color=#009000><strong>012: INSTALL PROBLEM: Dec 14, 2000</strong></font><br>
263: The IMac DV+ (and probably some other machines) incorrectly identify their video
264: hardware, but it is possible to work around the problem.<br>
265: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/012_imacdv.patch">
266: A source code patch exists which remedies the problem.</a>
1.56 deraadt 267: </ul>
1.155 deraadt 268: <p>
1.281 deraadt 269: <a name=vax></a>
270: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>vax</font></h3>
1.25 deraadt 271: <ul>
1.232 deraadt 272: <li>No problems identified yet.
1.25 deraadt 273: </ul>
1.155 deraadt 274: <p>
1.281 deraadt 275: <a name=sun3></a>
276: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>sun3</font></h3>
1.95 deraadt 277: <ul>
1.285 deraadt 278: <a name=x_sun3></a>
279: <li><font color=#009000><strong>007: INSTALL PROBLEM: Dec 4, 2000</strong></font><br>
280: The X packages
281: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/sun3/xshare28.tgz">share28.tgz</a>
282: and
283: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.8/sun3/xfont28.tgz">font28.tgz</a>
284: were not on the CD, and only available via FTP install. These packages can be
285: added post-install by using the following command:
286: <tt><pre>
287: # cd /; tar xvfpz xshare28.tgz
288: # cd /; tar xvfpz xfont28.tgz
289: </pre></tt>
1.144 deraadt 290: </ul>
291:
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1.25 deraadt 293: <br>
1.75 deraadt 294:
1.25 deraadt 295: <hr>
1.240 jason 296: <a href=stable.html>For OpenBSD patch branch information, please refer here.</a><br>
1.93 deraadt 297: <a href=errata21.html>For 2.1 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
298: <a href=errata22.html>For 2.2 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.144 deraadt 299: <a href=errata23.html>For 2.3 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.176 deraadt 300: <a href=errata24.html>For 2.4 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.198 deraadt 301: <a href=errata25.html>For 2.5 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.232 deraadt 302: <a href=errata26.html>For 2.6 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
1.281 deraadt 303: <a href=errata27.html>For 2.7 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
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