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17: This is the OpenBSD 2.9 release errata & patch list:
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22: <a href=stable.html>For OpenBSD patch branch information, please refer here.</a><br>
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>
25: <a href=errata23.html>For 2.3 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
26: <a href=errata24.html>For 2.4 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
27: <a href=errata25.html>For 2.5 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
28: <a href=errata26.html>For 2.6 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
29: <a href=errata27.html>For 2.7 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
30: <a href=errata28.html>For 2.8 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
31: <a href=errata.html>For 3.0 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
32: <hr>
33:
34: <a href=ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9.tar.gz>
35: You can also fetch a tar.gz file containing all the following patches</a>.
36: This file is updated once a day.
37:
38: <p> The patches below are available in CVS via the
39: <code>OPENBSD_2_9</code> <a href="stable.html">patch branch</a>.
40:
41: <p>
42: For more detailed information on install patches to OpenBSD, please
43: consult the <a href="./faq/faq10.html#10.14">OpenBSD FAQ</a>.
44: <hr>
45:
46: <dl>
47: <a name=all></a>
48: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>All architectures</font></h3>
49: <ul>
1.4 millert 50: <a name=lpd2>
1.5 millert 51: <li><font color=#009000><strong>017: SECURITY FIX: November 28, 2001</strong></font><br>
1.4 millert 52: A security issue exists in the lpd daemon that may allow an attacker
53: to create arbitrary new files in the root directory. Only machines
54: with line printer access (ie: listed in either /etc/hosts.lpd or
55: /etc/hosts.equiv) may be used to mount an attack and the attacker
56: must have root access on the machine. OpenBSD does not start lpd
57: in the default installation.
58: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/017_lpd.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
59: <p>
1.2 millert 60: <a name=vi.recover>
61: <li><font color=#009000><strong>016: SECURITY FIX: November 13, 2001</strong></font><br>
62: A security issue exists in the vi.recover script that may allow an attacker
63: to remove arbitrary zero-length files, regardless of ownership.
64: <br>
1.3 miod 65: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/016_recover.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
1.2 millert 66: <p>
1.1 deraadt 67: <a name=uucp>
68: <li><font color=#009000><strong>015: SECURITY FIX: September 11, 2001</strong></font><br>
69: A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=uuxqt&sektion=8">uuxqt(8)</a>
70: that may allow an attacker to run arbitrary commands as user uucp and
71: use this to gain root access.
72: The UUCP execution daemon, uuxqt(8), has a bug in its command line
73: parsing routine that may allow arbitrary commands to be run. Because
74: some UUCP commands are run as root (and daemon) from cron it is possible
75: to leverage compromise of the UUCP user to gain root.
76: <br>
1.3 miod 77: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/015_uucp.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
1.1 deraadt 78: <p>
79: <a name=lpd>
80: <li><font color=#009000><strong>014: SECURITY FIX: August 29, 2001</strong></font><br>
81: A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lpd&sektion=8">lpd(8)</a>
82: that may allow an attacker with line printer access to gain root
83: privileges. A machine must be running lpd to be vulnerable (OpenBSD
84: does not start lpd by default). Only machines with line printer
85: access (ie: listed in either /etc/hosts.lpd or /etc/hosts.equiv)
86: may be used to mount an attack.
87: <br>
1.3 miod 88: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/014_lpd.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
1.1 deraadt 89: <p>
90: <a name=sendmail2>
91: <li><font color=#009000><strong>013: SECURITY FIX: August 21, 2001</strong></font><br>
92: A security hole exists in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8">sendmail(8)</a>
93: that may allow an attacker on the local host to gain root privileges by
94: specifying out-of-bounds debug parameters.
95: <br>
1.3 miod 96: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/013_sendmail.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
1.1 deraadt 97: <p>
98: <a name=nfs>
99: <li><font color=#009000><strong>012: SECURITY FIX: July 30, 2001</strong></font><br>
100: A kernel buffer overflow exists in the NFS mount code. An attacker may
101: use this overflow to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode. However,
102: only users with <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount&sektion=2">mount(2)</a>
103: privileges can initiate this attack. In default installs, only super-user has
104: mount privileges. The kern.usermount <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=3">sysctl(3)</a> controls whether other users have mount privileges.
105: <br>
1.3 miod 106: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/012_nfs.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
1.1 deraadt 107: <p>
108: <a name=pkg></a>
109: <li><font color=#009000><strong>011: RELIABILITY FIX: July 15, 2001</strong></font>
110: <br>
111: The
112: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=packages&sektion=7&format=html">packages(7)</a>
113: subsystem incorrectly accepts some package dependencies as okay (see
114: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=packages-specs&sektion=7&format=html">packages-specs(7)</a>
115: for details).
116: <br>
117: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/011_pkg.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>,
118: by forcing <code>/usr/sbin/pkg</code> to be more careful in checking
119: version numbers.
120: <p>
121: <a name=twe></a>
122: <li><font color=#009000><strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2001</strong></font>
123: <br>
124: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=twe&sektion=4&format=html">twe(4)</a>
125: mishandles the DMA mapping resulting in a kernel panic on unaligned data
126: transfers, induced by programs such as
127: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=disklabel&sektion=8&format=html">disklabel(8)</a>
128: and
129: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dump&sektion=8&format=html">dump(8)</a>.
130: <br>
131: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/008_twe.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
132: This is the second version of the patch.
133: <p>
134: <a name=kernexec></a>
135: <li><font color=#009000><strong>007: SECURITY FIX: June 15, 2001</strong></font><br>
136: A race condition exists in the kernel <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=execve&sektion=2&format=html">execve(2)</a> implementation that opens a small window of vulnerability for a non-privileged user to <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ptrace&sektion=2&format=html">ptrace(2)</a> attach to a suid/sgid process.
137: <br>
138: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/007_kernexec.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
139: <p>
140: <a name=sshcookie></a>
141: <li><font color=#009000><strong>006: SECURITY FIX: June 12, 2001</strong></font><br>
142: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sshd&sektion=8&format=html">sshd(8)</a>
143: allows users to delete arbitrary files named "cookies" if X11
144: forwarding is enabled. X11 forwarding is disabled by default.
145: <br>
146: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/006_sshcookie.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
147: <p>
148: <a name=pwd_mkdb></a>
149: <li><font color=#009000><strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: June 7, 2001</strong></font><br>
150: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pwd_mkdb&sektion=8&format=html">pwd_mkdb(8)</a>
151: corrupts /etc/pwd.db when modifying an existing user.
152: <br>
153: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/005_pwd_mkdb.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
154: <p>
155: <a name=isakmpd></a>
156: <li><font color=#009000><strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: June 5, 2001</strong></font><br>
157: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&sektion=8&format=html">isakmpd(8)</a>
158: will fail to use a certificate with an identity string that is
159: exactly N * 8 bytes long.
160: <br>
161: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/004_isakmpd.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
162: <p>
163: <li><font color=#009000><strong>003: DOCUMENTATION FIX: June 1, 2001</strong></font><br>
164: The 2.9 CD cover states that XFree86 3.3.6-current is included. This is only half-true.
165: In fact, the XFree86 included for all architectures is 4.0.3. On the i386, the
166: 3.3.6 Xservers have also been included, because 4.0.3 still has weak support for
167: some devices which 3.3.6 supported better.
168: <p>
169: <a name=fts></a>
170: <li><font color=#009000><strong>002: SECURITY FIX: May 30, 2001</strong></font><br>
171: Programs using the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=fts&sektion=3&format=html">fts(3)</a>
172: routines (such as rm, find, and most programs that take a <b>-R</b>
173: flag) can be tricked into changing into the wrong directory if the
174: parent dir is changed out from underneath it. This is similar to
175: the old fts bug but happens when popping out of directories, as
176: opposed to descending into them.
177: <br>
178: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/002_fts.patch">A source code patch exists which remedies the problem</a>.
179: This is the second version of the patch.
180: <p>
181: <a name=sendmail></a>
182: <li><font color=#009000><strong>001: SECURITY FIX: May 29, 2001</strong></font><br>
183: The signal handlers in <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendmail&sektion=8&format=html">sendmail(8)</a> contain code that is unsafe in the
184: context of a signal handler. This leads to potentially serious
185: race conditions. At the moment this is a theoretical attack only
186: and can only be exploited on the local host (if at all).<br>
187: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/001_sendmail.patch">A source code patch exists</a> which remedies the problem by updating sendmail to version 8.11.4.
188: </ul>
189: <p>
190: <a name=i386></a>
191: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>i386</font></h3>
192: <ul>
193: <a name=nvidia></a>
194: <li><font color=#009000><strong>010: RELIABILITY FIX: Jul 9,
195: 2001</strong></font></br>
196: The nVidia driver for XFree86 4.0.3 is incorrectly restoring the text
197: mode palette upon exit of the X server. <a
198: href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/i386/010_nvidia.patch">
199: A source code patch exists</a> which remedies the problem.
200: To avoid rebuilding the whole XFree86 tree, an updated binary driver
201: is also available
202: <a
203: href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/i386/nv_drv.o">here
204: </a>. Just grab it, copy it to /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ and
205: restart your X server.
206: <p>
207: <a name=XF86Setup></a>
208: <li><font color=#009000><strong>009: RELIABILITY FIX: Jun 23,
209: 2001</strong></font><br>
210: The XF86Setup(1) configuration tool for XFree86 3.3.6 is producing
211: corrupted /etc/XF86Config files.
212: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/i386/009_XF86Setup.patch">
213: A source code patch exists</a> which remedies the problem by linking
214: XF86Setup against the XFree86 3.3.6 version of libXxf86vm.a.
215: <p>
216: <li>When using a PS/2 keyboard with an MSI K7T Pro2A motherboard, it may be
217: necessary to disable the "USB Keyboard Support" and
218: "USB Mouse Support" options in the BIOS. Otherwise, the i8042
219: keyboard controller doesn't acknowledge commands, confusing OpenBSD.
220: </ul>
221: <p>
222: <a name=alpha></a>
223: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>alpha</font></h3>
224: <ul>
225: <li>No problems identified yet.
226: </ul>
227: <p>
228: <a name=mac68k></a>
229: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>mac68k</font></h3>
230: <ul>
1.6 ! miod 231: <li><font color=#00900><strong>019: INSTALL PROBLEM: Dec 11, 2001</strong></font><br>
! 232: The X binary sets shipped with OpenBSD 2.9 do not contain several files. These
! 233: missing files can be added manually from the sparc tarballs after the
! 234: installation:<br>
! 235: Grab the
! 236: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.9/sparc/xbase29.tgz">xbase29.tgz</a>
! 237: and
! 238: <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/2.9/sparc/xshare29.tgz">xshare29.tgz</a>
! 239: files found in the 2.9/sparc directory on the CD, or any FTP site. The missing
! 240: files can be installed by using the following commands:
! 241: <tt><pre>
! 242: # cd /; tar xzpf xbase29.tgz ./usr/X11R6/lib/X11/{rgb.txt,xdm}
! 243: # cd /; tar xzpf xserv29.tgz ./etc/X11/xserver ./usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver
! 244: # cd /usr/X11R6/bin/; ln -fs Xmac68k X
! 245: </pre></tt>
! 246: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 247: </ul>
248: <p>
249: <a name=sparc></a>
250: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>sparc</font></h3>
251: <ul>
252: <li>No problems identified yet.
253: </ul>
254: <p>
255: <a name=amiga></a>
256: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>amiga</font></h3>
257: <ul>
258: <li>No problems identified yet.
259: </ul>
260: <p>
261: <a name=pmax></a>
262: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>pmax</font></h3>
263: <ul>
264: <li>No problems identified yet.
265: </ul>
266: <p>
267: <a name=hp300></a>
268: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>hp300</font></h3>
269: <ul>
270: <li>No problems identified yet.
271: </ul>
272: <p>
273: <a name=mvme68k></a>
274: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>mvme68k</font></h3>
275: <ul>
276: <li>No problems identified yet.
277: </ul>
278: <p>
279: <a name=powerpc></a>
280: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>powerpc</font></h3>
281: <ul>
282: <li>No problems identified yet.
283: </ul>
284: <p>
285: <a name=vax></a>
286: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>vax</font></h3>
287: <ul>
288: <li>No problems identified yet.
289: </ul>
290: <p>
291: <a name=sun3></a>
292: <li><h3><font color=#e00000>sun3</font></h3>
293: <ul>
294: <li>No problems identified yet.
295: </ul>
296:
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298: <br>
299:
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301: <a href=stable.html>For OpenBSD patch branch information, please refer here.</a><br>
302: <a href=errata21.html>For 2.1 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
303: <a href=errata22.html>For 2.2 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
304: <a href=errata23.html>For 2.3 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
305: <a href=errata24.html>For 2.4 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
306: <a href=errata25.html>For 2.5 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
307: <a href=errata26.html>For 2.6 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
308: <a href=errata27.html>For 2.7 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
309: <a href=errata28.html>For 2.8 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
310: <a href=errata.html>For 3.0 errata, please refer here</a>.<br>
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