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1.49 tj 22: <font color="#e00000">3.6 Errata</font>
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1.24 miod 54: <a href="errata48.html">4.8</a>,
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1.53 tj 67: <a href="errata60.html">6.0</a>,
68: <a href="errata61.html">6.1</a>.
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70:
1.34 deraadt 71: <p>
1.53 tj 72: Patches for the OpenBSD base system are distributed as unified diffs.
73: Each patch contains usage instructions.
74: All the following patches are also available in one
75: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6.tar.gz">tar.gz file</a>
76: for convenience.
1.1 deraadt 77:
1.34 deraadt 78: <p>
1.53 tj 79: Patches for supported releases are also incorporated into the
1.54 tj 80: <a href="stable.html">-stable branch</a>.
1.34 deraadt 81:
1.1 deraadt 82: <hr>
83:
84: <ul>
85:
1.38 bentley 86: <li id="libz2">
1.35 deraadt 87: <font color="#009000"><strong>020: SECURITY FIX: July 21, 2005</strong></font>
88: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.6 millert 89: A buffer overflow has been found in
1.56 ! tb 90: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
1.6 millert 91: which may be exploitable.<br>
92: Please note that this fixes a different buffer overflow than the <a href="#libz">previous</a> zlib patch.
93: <br>
1.52 tb 94: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/020_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 95: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.6 millert 96: <p>
97:
1.38 bentley 98: <li id="libz">
1.35 deraadt 99: <font color="#009000"><strong>019: SECURITY FIX: July 6, 2005</strong></font>
100: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.5 millert 101: A buffer overflow has been found in
1.56 ! tb 102: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
1.5 millert 103: which may be exploitable.
104: <br>
1.52 tb 105: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/019_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 106: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.5 millert 107: <p>
108:
1.38 bentley 109: <li id="sudo">
1.35 deraadt 110: <font color="#009000"><strong>018: SECURITY FIX: June 20, 2005</strong></font>
111: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.4 millert 112: Due to a race condition in its command pathname handling, a user with
1.56 ! tb 113: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/sudo.8">sudo(8)</a>
1.4 millert 114: privileges may be able to run arbitrary commands if the user's entry
115: is followed by an entry that grants <tt>sudo ALL</tt> privileges to
116: another user.
117: <br>
1.52 tb 118: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/018_sudo.patch">
1.34 deraadt 119: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.4 millert 120: <p>
121:
1.38 bentley 122: <li id="getsockopt">
1.35 deraadt 123: <font color="#009000"><strong>017: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2005</strong></font>
124: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.3 brad 125: As discovered by Stefan Miltchev calling
1.56 ! tb 126: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getsockopt.2">getsockopt(2)</a>
1.3 brad 127: to get
1.56 ! tb 128: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
1.3 brad 129: credentials for a socket can result in a kernel panic.
130: <br>
1.52 tb 131: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/017_getsockopt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 132: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.3 brad 133: <p>
134:
1.38 bentley 135: <li id="cvs">
1.35 deraadt 136: <font color="#009000"><strong>016: SECURITY FIX: April 28, 2005</strong></font>
137: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 138: Fix a buffer overflow, memory leaks, and NULL pointer dereference in
1.56 ! tb 139: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/cvs.1">cvs(1)</a>
1.1 deraadt 140: . None of these issues are known to be exploitable.
141: <a href="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0753">CAN-2005-0753</a>
142: .
143: <br>
1.52 tb 144: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/016_cvs.patch">
1.34 deraadt 145: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 146: <p>
147:
1.38 bentley 148: <li id="tcp">
1.35 deraadt 149: <font color="#009000"><strong>015: RELIABILITY FIX: April 4, 2005</strong></font>
150: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 151: Handle an edge condition in
1.56 ! tb 152: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 153: timestamps.
154: <br>
1.52 tb 155: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/015_tcp.patch">
1.34 deraadt 156: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 157: <p>
158:
1.38 bentley 159: <li id="telnet">
1.35 deraadt 160: <font color="#009000"><strong>014: SECURITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong></font>
161: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 162: Due to buffer overflows in
1.56 ! tb 163: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>,
1.1 deraadt 164: a malicious server or man-in-the-middle attack could allow execution of
165: arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
1.56 ! tb 166: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>.
1.31 deraadt 167: Noone should use telnet anymore. Please use
1.56 ! tb 168: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ssh.1">ssh(1)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 169: <br>
1.52 tb 170: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/014_telnet.patch">
1.34 deraadt 171: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 172: <p>
173:
1.38 bentley 174: <li id="sack">
1.35 deraadt 175: <font color="#009000"><strong>013: RELIABILITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong></font>
176: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 177: Bugs in the
1.56 ! tb 178: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 179: stack can lead to memory exhaustion or processing of TCP segments with
180: invalid SACK options and cause a system crash.
181: <br>
1.52 tb 182: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/013_sack.patch">
1.34 deraadt 183: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 184: <p>
185:
1.38 bentley 186: <li id="copy">
1.35 deraadt 187: <font color="#009000"><strong>012: SECURITY FIX: March 16, 2005</strong></font>
188: <strong>amd64 only</strong><br>
1.1 deraadt 189: More stringent checking should be done in the
1.56 ! tb 190: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
1.1 deraadt 191: functions to prevent their misuse.
192: <br>
1.52 tb 193: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/amd64/012_copy.patch">
1.34 deraadt 194: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 195: <p>
196:
1.38 bentley 197: <li id="locore">
1.35 deraadt 198: <font color="#009000"><strong>011: SECURITY FIX: February 28, 2005</strong></font>
199: <strong>i386 only</strong><br>
1.1 deraadt 200: More stringent checking should be done in the
1.56 ! tb 201: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
1.1 deraadt 202: functions to prevent their misuse.
203: <br>
1.52 tb 204: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/i386/011_locore.patch">
1.34 deraadt 205: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 206: <p>
207:
1.38 bentley 208: <li id="rtt">
1.35 deraadt 209: <font color="#009000"><strong>010: RELIABILITY FIX: January 11, 2005</strong></font>
210: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 211: A bug in the
1.56 ! tb 212: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 213: stack allows an invalid argument to be used in calculating the TCP
214: retransmit timeout. By sending packets with specific values in the TCP
215: timestamp option, an attacker can cause a system panic.
216: <br>
1.52 tb 217: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/010_rtt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 218: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 219: <p>
220:
1.38 bentley 221: <li id="httpd">
1.35 deraadt 222: <font color="#009000"><strong>009: SECURITY FIX: January 12, 2005</strong></font>
223: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.56 ! tb 224: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/httpd.8">httpd(8)</a>
1.1 deraadt 225: 's mod_include module fails to properly validate the length of
226: user supplied tag strings prior to copying them to a local buffer,
227: causing a buffer overflow.
228: <br>
229: This would require enabling the XBitHack directive or server-side
230: includes and making use of a malicious document.
231: <br>
1.52 tb 232: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/009_httpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 233: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 234: <p>
235:
1.38 bentley 236: <li id="getcwd">
1.35 deraadt 237: <font color="#009000"><strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: January 6, 2005</strong></font>
238: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 239: The
1.56 ! tb 240: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getcwd.3">getcwd(3)</a>
1.1 deraadt 241: library function contains a memory management error, which causes failure
242: to retrieve the current working directory if the path is very long.
243: <br>
1.52 tb 244: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/008_getcwd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 245: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 246: <p>
247:
1.38 bentley 248: <li id="pfkey">
1.35 deraadt 249: <font color="#009000"><strong>007: SECURITY FIX: December 14, 2004</strong></font>
250: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 251: On systems running
1.56 ! tb 252: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
1.1 deraadt 253: it is possible for a local user to cause kernel memory corruption
254: and system panic by setting
1.56 ! tb 255: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 256: credentials on a socket.
257: <br>
1.52 tb 258: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/007_pfkey.patch">
1.34 deraadt 259: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 260: <p>
261:
1.38 bentley 262: <li id="xl">
1.35 deraadt 263: <font color="#009000"><strong>006: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong></font>
264: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 265: Fix for transmit side breakage on macppc and mbuf leaks with
1.56 ! tb 266: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/xl.4">xl(4)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 267: <br>
1.52 tb 268: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/006_xl.patch">
1.34 deraadt 269: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 270: <p>
271:
1.38 bentley 272: <li id="isakmpd">
1.35 deraadt 273: <font color="#009000"><strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong></font>
274: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 275: Wrong calculation of NAT-D payloads may cause interoperability problems between
1.56 ! tb 276: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
1.1 deraadt 277: and other ISAKMP/IKE implementations.
278: <br>
1.52 tb 279: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/005_isakmpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 280: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 281:
282: <p>
1.38 bentley 283: <li id="lynx">
1.35 deraadt 284: <font color="#009000"><strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong></font>
285: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 286: Due to a bug in
1.56 ! tb 287: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
1.1 deraadt 288: it is possible for pages such as
289: <a href="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/lynx_die1.html">this</a>
290: to cause
1.56 ! tb 291: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
1.1 deraadt 292: to exhaust memory and then crash when parsing such pages.
293: <br>
1.52 tb 294: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/004_lynx.patch">
1.34 deraadt 295: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 296: <p>
297:
1.38 bentley 298: <li id="pppd">
1.35 deraadt 299: <font color="#009000"><strong>003: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong></font>
300: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.56 ! tb 301: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/pppd.8">pppd(8)</a>
1.1 deraadt 302: contains a bug that allows an attacker to crash his own connection, but it cannot
303: be used to deny service to other users.
304: <br>
1.52 tb 305: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/003_pppd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 306: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 307: <p>
308:
1.38 bentley 309: <li id="bind">
1.35 deraadt 310: <font color="#009000"><strong>002: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong></font>
311: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 312: BIND contains a bug which results in BIND trying to contact nameservers via IPv6, even in
1.8 jmc 313: cases where IPv6 connectivity is non-existent. This results in unnecessary timeouts and
1.1 deraadt 314: thus slow DNS queries.
315: <br>
1.52 tb 316: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/002_bind.patch">
1.34 deraadt 317: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 318: <p>
319:
1.38 bentley 320: <li id="st">
1.35 deraadt 321: <font color="#009000"><strong>001: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong></font>
322: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 323: Fix detection of tape blocksize during device open. Corrects problem with
1.56 ! tb 324: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/restore.8">restore(8)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 325: <br>
1.52 tb 326: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/001_st.patch">
1.34 deraadt 327: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 328: <p>
1.32 deraadt 329:
1.1 deraadt 330: </ul>
331:
1.39 tedu 332: <hr>
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