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 <font color="#0000ff"><i>Open</i></font><font color="#000084">BSD</font></a>  <i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
 <font color="#e00000">2.5 Errata</font>  2.5 Errata
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 <font color="#009000"><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 30, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 30, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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.
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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>
 <li id="miscfs">  <li id="miscfs">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 12, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 12, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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
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 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
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 <li id="profil">  <li id="profil">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 9, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 9, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/common/010_profil.patch">  <a href="https://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>
 <li id="ipsec_in_use">  <li id="ipsec_in_use">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 6, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 6, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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.
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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>
 <li id="rc">  <li id="rc">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 5, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>SECURITY FIX: Aug 5, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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.
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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>
 <li id="chflags">  <li id="chflags">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>SECURITY FIX: Jul 30, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>SECURITY FIX: Jul 30, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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.
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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>
 <li id="nroff">  <li id="nroff">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>SECURITY FIX: Jul 27, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>SECURITY FIX: Jul 27, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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
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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>
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 <font color="#009000"><strong>RELIABILITY FIX: May 19, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>RELIABILITY FIX: May 19, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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.
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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>
 <li id="tcpsack">  <li id="tcpsack">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>RELIABILITY FIX: May 19, 1999</strong></font>  <strong>RELIABILITY FIX: May 19, 1999</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><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.
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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>
 <li id="ipsec1">  <li id="ipsec1">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong></font>  <strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>
 Retransmitted TCP packets could get corrupted when flowing over an  Retransmitted TCP packets could get corrupted when flowing over an
 IPSEC ESP tunnel.  IPSEC ESP tunnel.
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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>
 <li id="bmap">  <li id="bmap">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong></font>  <strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>
 A local user can crash the system by reading a file larger than 64meg  A local user can crash the system by reading a file larger than 64meg
 from an ext2fs partition.  from an ext2fs partition.
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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>
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 <font color="#009000"><strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong></font>  <strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong>
 &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>  &nbsp; <i>All architectures</i><br>
 PF_KEY socket operations leak internal kernel resources, so that a  PF_KEY socket operations leak internal kernel resources, so that a
 system running an IPsec key management daemon like photurisd or isakmpd  system running an IPsec key management daemon like photurisd or isakmpd
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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>
 <li id="y2k">  <li id="y2k">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>Y2K FIX: Aug 30, 1999</strong></font><br>  <strong>Y2K FIX: Aug 30, 1999</strong><br>
 This patch corrects various OpenBSD/i386 2.5 problems with Y2K. The 2.6  This patch corrects various OpenBSD/i386 2.5 problems with Y2K. The 2.6
 release (released at 1 Dec 1999) has this problem solved. This patch is  release (released at 1 Dec 1999) has this problem solved. This patch is
 just a workaround.  just a workaround.
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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>
 <li id="brooktree">  <li id="brooktree">
 <font color="#009000"><strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong><br>
 If a user opened the brooktree device on a system where it did not exist,  If a user opened the brooktree device on a system where it did not exist,
 the kernel crashed.  the kernel crashed.
 <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/i386/013_brooktree.patch">  <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/i386/013_brooktree.patch">
 A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>  A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
 <p>  <p>
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 <font color="#009000"><strong>INSTALL PROBLEM</strong></font><br>  <strong>INSTALL PROBLEM</strong><br>
 The mac68k install utils were mistakenly left off the CD and out of  The mac68k install utils were mistakenly left off the CD and out of
 the FTP install directories.  These tools have now been added to the  the FTP install directories.  These tools have now been added to the
 FTP install directories.  See  FTP install directories.  See
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 https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.5/mac68k/utils</a>  https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.5/mac68k/utils</a>
 <p>  <p>
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 <font color="#009000"><strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong></font><br>  <strong>RELIABILITY FIX</strong><br>
 Two problems in the powerpc kernel trap handling cause severe system  Two problems in the powerpc kernel trap handling cause severe system
 unreliability.  unreliability.
 <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/powerpc/001_trap.patch">  <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.5/powerpc/001_trap.patch">
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