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24: For errata on a certain release, click below:<br>
25: <a href="errata21.html">2.1</a>,
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35: <a href="errata31.html">3.1</a>,
36: <a href="errata32.html">3.2</a>,
37: <a href="errata33.html">3.3</a>,
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70: <a href="errata65.html">6.5</a>.
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72:
1.34 deraadt 73: <p>
1.53 tj 74: Patches for the OpenBSD base system are distributed as unified diffs.
75: Each patch contains usage instructions.
76: All the following patches are also available in one
77: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6.tar.gz">tar.gz file</a>
78: for convenience.
1.1 deraadt 79:
1.34 deraadt 80: <p>
1.53 tj 81: Patches for supported releases are also incorporated into the
1.54 tj 82: <a href="stable.html">-stable branch</a>.
1.34 deraadt 83:
1.1 deraadt 84: <hr>
85:
86: <ul>
87:
1.38 bentley 88: <li id="libz2">
1.61 ! bentley 89: <strong>020: SECURITY FIX: July 21, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 90: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.6 millert 91: A buffer overflow has been found in
1.56 tb 92: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
1.6 millert 93: which may be exploitable.<br>
94: Please note that this fixes a different buffer overflow than the <a href="#libz">previous</a> zlib patch.
95: <br>
1.52 tb 96: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/020_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 97: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.6 millert 98: <p>
99:
1.38 bentley 100: <li id="libz">
1.61 ! bentley 101: <strong>019: SECURITY FIX: July 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 102: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.5 millert 103: A buffer overflow has been found in
1.56 tb 104: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
1.5 millert 105: which may be exploitable.
106: <br>
1.52 tb 107: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/019_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 108: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.5 millert 109: <p>
110:
1.38 bentley 111: <li id="sudo">
1.61 ! bentley 112: <strong>018: SECURITY FIX: June 20, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 113: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.4 millert 114: Due to a race condition in its command pathname handling, a user with
1.56 tb 115: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/sudo.8">sudo(8)</a>
1.4 millert 116: privileges may be able to run arbitrary commands if the user's entry
1.61 ! bentley 117: is followed by an entry that grants <code>sudo ALL</code> privileges to
1.4 millert 118: another user.
119: <br>
1.52 tb 120: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/018_sudo.patch">
1.34 deraadt 121: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.4 millert 122: <p>
123:
1.38 bentley 124: <li id="getsockopt">
1.61 ! bentley 125: <strong>017: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 126: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.3 brad 127: As discovered by Stefan Miltchev calling
1.56 tb 128: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getsockopt.2">getsockopt(2)</a>
1.3 brad 129: to get
1.56 tb 130: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
1.3 brad 131: credentials for a socket can result in a kernel panic.
132: <br>
1.52 tb 133: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/017_getsockopt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 134: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.3 brad 135: <p>
136:
1.38 bentley 137: <li id="cvs">
1.61 ! bentley 138: <strong>016: SECURITY FIX: April 28, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 139: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 140: Fix a buffer overflow, memory leaks, and NULL pointer dereference in
1.56 tb 141: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/cvs.1">cvs(1)</a>
1.1 deraadt 142: . None of these issues are known to be exploitable.
143: <a href="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0753">CAN-2005-0753</a>
144: .
145: <br>
1.52 tb 146: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/016_cvs.patch">
1.34 deraadt 147: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 148: <p>
149:
1.38 bentley 150: <li id="tcp">
1.61 ! bentley 151: <strong>015: RELIABILITY FIX: April 4, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 152: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 153: Handle an edge condition in
1.56 tb 154: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 155: timestamps.
156: <br>
1.52 tb 157: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/015_tcp.patch">
1.34 deraadt 158: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 159: <p>
160:
1.38 bentley 161: <li id="telnet">
1.61 ! bentley 162: <strong>014: SECURITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 163: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 164: Due to buffer overflows in
1.56 tb 165: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>,
1.1 deraadt 166: a malicious server or man-in-the-middle attack could allow execution of
167: arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
1.56 tb 168: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>.
1.31 deraadt 169: Noone should use telnet anymore. Please use
1.56 tb 170: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ssh.1">ssh(1)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 171: <br>
1.52 tb 172: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/014_telnet.patch">
1.34 deraadt 173: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 174: <p>
175:
1.38 bentley 176: <li id="sack">
1.61 ! bentley 177: <strong>013: RELIABILITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 178: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 179: Bugs in the
1.56 tb 180: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 181: stack can lead to memory exhaustion or processing of TCP segments with
182: invalid SACK options and cause a system crash.
183: <br>
1.52 tb 184: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/013_sack.patch">
1.34 deraadt 185: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 186: <p>
187:
1.38 bentley 188: <li id="copy">
1.61 ! bentley 189: <strong>012: SECURITY FIX: March 16, 2005</strong>
! 190: <i>amd64 only</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 191: More stringent checking should be done in the
1.56 tb 192: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
1.1 deraadt 193: functions to prevent their misuse.
194: <br>
1.52 tb 195: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/amd64/012_copy.patch">
1.34 deraadt 196: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 197: <p>
198:
1.38 bentley 199: <li id="locore">
1.61 ! bentley 200: <strong>011: SECURITY FIX: February 28, 2005</strong>
! 201: <i>i386 only</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 202: More stringent checking should be done in the
1.56 tb 203: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
1.1 deraadt 204: functions to prevent their misuse.
205: <br>
1.52 tb 206: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/i386/011_locore.patch">
1.34 deraadt 207: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 208: <p>
209:
1.38 bentley 210: <li id="rtt">
1.61 ! bentley 211: <strong>010: RELIABILITY FIX: January 11, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 212: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 213: A bug in the
1.56 tb 214: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 215: stack allows an invalid argument to be used in calculating the TCP
216: retransmit timeout. By sending packets with specific values in the TCP
217: timestamp option, an attacker can cause a system panic.
218: <br>
1.52 tb 219: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/010_rtt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 220: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 221: <p>
222:
1.38 bentley 223: <li id="httpd">
1.61 ! bentley 224: <strong>009: SECURITY FIX: January 12, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 225: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.56 tb 226: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/httpd.8">httpd(8)</a>
1.1 deraadt 227: 's mod_include module fails to properly validate the length of
228: user supplied tag strings prior to copying them to a local buffer,
229: causing a buffer overflow.
230: <br>
231: This would require enabling the XBitHack directive or server-side
232: includes and making use of a malicious document.
233: <br>
1.52 tb 234: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/009_httpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 235: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 236: <p>
237:
1.38 bentley 238: <li id="getcwd">
1.61 ! bentley 239: <strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: January 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 240: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 241: The
1.56 tb 242: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getcwd.3">getcwd(3)</a>
1.1 deraadt 243: library function contains a memory management error, which causes failure
244: to retrieve the current working directory if the path is very long.
245: <br>
1.52 tb 246: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/008_getcwd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 247: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 248: <p>
249:
1.38 bentley 250: <li id="pfkey">
1.61 ! bentley 251: <strong>007: SECURITY FIX: December 14, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 252: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 253: On systems running
1.56 tb 254: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
1.1 deraadt 255: it is possible for a local user to cause kernel memory corruption
256: and system panic by setting
1.56 tb 257: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 258: credentials on a socket.
259: <br>
1.52 tb 260: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/007_pfkey.patch">
1.34 deraadt 261: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 262: <p>
263:
1.38 bentley 264: <li id="xl">
1.61 ! bentley 265: <strong>006: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 266: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 267: Fix for transmit side breakage on macppc and mbuf leaks with
1.56 tb 268: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/xl.4">xl(4)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 269: <br>
1.52 tb 270: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/006_xl.patch">
1.34 deraadt 271: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 272: <p>
273:
1.38 bentley 274: <li id="isakmpd">
1.61 ! bentley 275: <strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 276: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 277: Wrong calculation of NAT-D payloads may cause interoperability problems between
1.56 tb 278: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
1.1 deraadt 279: and other ISAKMP/IKE implementations.
280: <br>
1.52 tb 281: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/005_isakmpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 282: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 283:
284: <p>
1.38 bentley 285: <li id="lynx">
1.61 ! bentley 286: <strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 287: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 288: Due to a bug in
1.56 tb 289: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
1.1 deraadt 290: it is possible for pages such as
291: <a href="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/lynx_die1.html">this</a>
292: to cause
1.56 tb 293: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
1.1 deraadt 294: to exhaust memory and then crash when parsing such pages.
295: <br>
1.52 tb 296: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/004_lynx.patch">
1.34 deraadt 297: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 298: <p>
299:
1.38 bentley 300: <li id="pppd">
1.61 ! bentley 301: <strong>003: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 302: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.56 tb 303: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/pppd.8">pppd(8)</a>
1.1 deraadt 304: contains a bug that allows an attacker to crash his own connection, but it cannot
305: be used to deny service to other users.
306: <br>
1.52 tb 307: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/003_pppd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 308: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 309: <p>
310:
1.38 bentley 311: <li id="bind">
1.61 ! bentley 312: <strong>002: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 313: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 314: BIND contains a bug which results in BIND trying to contact nameservers via IPv6, even in
1.8 jmc 315: cases where IPv6 connectivity is non-existent. This results in unnecessary timeouts and
1.1 deraadt 316: thus slow DNS queries.
317: <br>
1.52 tb 318: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/002_bind.patch">
1.34 deraadt 319: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 320: <p>
321:
1.38 bentley 322: <li id="st">
1.61 ! bentley 323: <strong>001: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 324: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 325: Fix detection of tape blocksize during device open. Corrects problem with
1.56 tb 326: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/restore.8">restore(8)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 327: <br>
1.52 tb 328: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/001_st.patch">
1.34 deraadt 329: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 330: <p>
1.32 deraadt 331:
1.1 deraadt 332: </ul>
333:
1.39 tedu 334: <hr>
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