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24: For errata on a certain release, click below:<br>
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1.34 deraadt 76: <p>
1.53 tj 77: Patches for the OpenBSD base system are distributed as unified diffs.
78: Each patch contains usage instructions.
79: All the following patches are also available in one
80: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6.tar.gz">tar.gz file</a>
81: for convenience.
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1.34 deraadt 83: <p>
1.53 tj 84: Patches for supported releases are also incorporated into the
1.54 tj 85: <a href="stable.html">-stable branch</a>.
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1.1 deraadt 87: <hr>
88:
89: <ul>
90:
1.62 deraadt 91: <li id="st">
92: <strong>001: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 93: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 94: Fix detection of tape blocksize during device open. Corrects problem with
95: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/restore.8">restore(8)</a>.
1.6 millert 96: <br>
1.62 deraadt 97: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/001_st.patch">
1.34 deraadt 98: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.6 millert 99: <p>
100:
1.62 deraadt 101: <li id="bind">
102: <strong>002: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 103: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 104: BIND contains a bug which results in BIND trying to contact nameservers via IPv6, even in
105: cases where IPv6 connectivity is non-existent. This results in unnecessary timeouts and
106: thus slow DNS queries.
1.5 millert 107: <br>
1.62 deraadt 108: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/002_bind.patch">
1.34 deraadt 109: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.5 millert 110: <p>
111:
1.62 deraadt 112: <li id="pppd">
113: <strong>003: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 114: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 115: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/pppd.8">pppd(8)</a>
116: contains a bug that allows an attacker to crash his own connection, but it cannot
117: be used to deny service to other users.
1.4 millert 118: <br>
1.62 deraadt 119: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/003_pppd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 120: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.4 millert 121: <p>
122:
1.62 deraadt 123: <li id="lynx">
124: <strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 125: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 126: Due to a bug in
127: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
128: it is possible for pages such as
129: <a href="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/lynx_die1.html">this</a>
130: to cause
131: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
132: to exhaust memory and then crash when parsing such pages.
1.3 brad 133: <br>
1.62 deraadt 134: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/004_lynx.patch">
1.34 deraadt 135: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.3 brad 136: <p>
137:
1.62 deraadt 138: <li id="isakmpd">
139: <strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 140: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 141: Wrong calculation of NAT-D payloads may cause interoperability problems between
142: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
143: and other ISAKMP/IKE implementations.
1.1 deraadt 144: <br>
1.62 deraadt 145: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/005_isakmpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 146: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 147: <p>
148:
1.62 deraadt 149: <li id="xl">
150: <strong>006: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 151: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 152: Fix for transmit side breakage on macppc and mbuf leaks with
153: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/xl.4">xl(4)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 154: <br>
1.62 deraadt 155: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/006_xl.patch">
1.34 deraadt 156: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 157: <p>
158:
1.62 deraadt 159: <li id="pfkey">
160: <strong>007: SECURITY FIX: December 14, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 161: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 162: On systems running
163: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
164: it is possible for a local user to cause kernel memory corruption
165: and system panic by setting
166: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
167: credentials on a socket.
1.1 deraadt 168: <br>
1.62 deraadt 169: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/007_pfkey.patch">
1.34 deraadt 170: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 171: <p>
172:
1.62 deraadt 173: <li id="getcwd">
174: <strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: January 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 175: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 176: The
177: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getcwd.3">getcwd(3)</a>
178: library function contains a memory management error, which causes failure
179: to retrieve the current working directory if the path is very long.
1.1 deraadt 180: <br>
1.62 deraadt 181: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/008_getcwd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 182: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 183: <p>
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1.62 deraadt 185: <li id="httpd">
186: <strong>009: SECURITY FIX: January 12, 2005</strong>
187: <i>All architectures</i><br>
188: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/httpd.8">httpd(8)</a>
189: 's mod_include module fails to properly validate the length of
190: user supplied tag strings prior to copying them to a local buffer,
191: causing a buffer overflow.
1.1 deraadt 192: <br>
1.62 deraadt 193: This would require enabling the XBitHack directive or server-side
194: includes and making use of a malicious document.
1.1 deraadt 195: <br>
1.62 deraadt 196: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/009_httpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 197: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 198: <p>
199:
1.38 bentley 200: <li id="rtt">
1.61 bentley 201: <strong>010: RELIABILITY FIX: January 11, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 202: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 203: A bug in the
1.56 tb 204: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 205: stack allows an invalid argument to be used in calculating the TCP
206: retransmit timeout. By sending packets with specific values in the TCP
207: timestamp option, an attacker can cause a system panic.
208: <br>
1.52 tb 209: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/010_rtt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 210: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 211: <p>
212:
1.62 deraadt 213: <li id="locore">
214: <strong>011: SECURITY FIX: February 28, 2005</strong>
215: <i>i386 only</i><br>
216: More stringent checking should be done in the
217: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
218: functions to prevent their misuse.
1.1 deraadt 219: <br>
1.62 deraadt 220: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/i386/011_locore.patch">
221: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
222: <p>
223:
224: <li id="copy">
225: <strong>012: SECURITY FIX: March 16, 2005</strong>
226: <i>amd64 only</i><br>
227: More stringent checking should be done in the
228: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
229: functions to prevent their misuse.
1.1 deraadt 230: <br>
1.62 deraadt 231: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/amd64/012_copy.patch">
1.34 deraadt 232: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 233: <p>
234:
1.62 deraadt 235: <li id="sack">
236: <strong>013: RELIABILITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 237: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 238: Bugs in the
239: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
240: stack can lead to memory exhaustion or processing of TCP segments with
241: invalid SACK options and cause a system crash.
1.1 deraadt 242: <br>
1.62 deraadt 243: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/013_sack.patch">
1.34 deraadt 244: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 245: <p>
246:
1.62 deraadt 247: <li id="telnet">
248: <strong>014: SECURITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 249: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 250: Due to buffer overflows in
251: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>,
252: a malicious server or man-in-the-middle attack could allow execution of
253: arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
254: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>.
255: Noone should use telnet anymore. Please use
256: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ssh.1">ssh(1)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 257: <br>
1.62 deraadt 258: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/014_telnet.patch">
1.34 deraadt 259: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 260: <p>
261:
1.62 deraadt 262: <li id="tcp">
263: <strong>015: RELIABILITY FIX: April 4, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 264: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 265: Handle an edge condition in
266: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
267: timestamps.
1.1 deraadt 268: <br>
1.62 deraadt 269: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/015_tcp.patch">
1.34 deraadt 270: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 271: <p>
272:
1.62 deraadt 273: <li id="cvs">
274: <strong>016: SECURITY FIX: April 28, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 275: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 276: Fix a buffer overflow, memory leaks, and NULL pointer dereference in
277: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/cvs.1">cvs(1)</a>
278: . None of these issues are known to be exploitable.
279: <a href="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0753">CAN-2005-0753</a>
280: .
1.1 deraadt 281: <br>
1.62 deraadt 282: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/016_cvs.patch">
1.34 deraadt 283: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.62 deraadt 284: <p>
1.1 deraadt 285:
1.62 deraadt 286: <li id="getsockopt">
287: <strong>017: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 288: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 289: As discovered by Stefan Miltchev calling
290: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getsockopt.2">getsockopt(2)</a>
291: to get
292: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
293: credentials for a socket can result in a kernel panic.
1.1 deraadt 294: <br>
1.62 deraadt 295: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/017_getsockopt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 296: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 297: <p>
298:
1.62 deraadt 299: <li id="sudo">
300: <strong>018: SECURITY FIX: June 20, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 301: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 302: Due to a race condition in its command pathname handling, a user with
303: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/sudo.8">sudo(8)</a>
304: privileges may be able to run arbitrary commands if the user's entry
305: is followed by an entry that grants <code>sudo ALL</code> privileges to
306: another user.
1.1 deraadt 307: <br>
1.62 deraadt 308: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/018_sudo.patch">
1.34 deraadt 309: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 310: <p>
311:
1.62 deraadt 312: <li id="libz">
313: <strong>019: SECURITY FIX: July 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 314: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 315: A buffer overflow has been found in
316: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
317: which may be exploitable.
1.1 deraadt 318: <br>
1.62 deraadt 319: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/019_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 320: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 321: <p>
322:
1.62 deraadt 323: <li id="libz2">
324: <strong>020: SECURITY FIX: July 21, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 325: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 326: A buffer overflow has been found in
327: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
328: which may be exploitable.<br>
329: Please note that this fixes a different buffer overflow than the <a href="#libz">previous</a> zlib patch.
1.1 deraadt 330: <br>
1.62 deraadt 331: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/020_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 332: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 333: <p>
1.32 deraadt 334:
1.1 deraadt 335: </ul>
336:
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