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24: For errata on a certain release, click below:<br>
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1.53 tj 78: Patches for the OpenBSD base system are distributed as unified diffs.
79: Each patch contains usage instructions.
80: All the following patches are also available in one
81: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6.tar.gz">tar.gz file</a>
82: for convenience.
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1.34 deraadt 84: <p>
1.53 tj 85: Patches for supported releases are also incorporated into the
1.54 tj 86: <a href="stable.html">-stable branch</a>.
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1.1 deraadt 88: <hr>
89:
90: <ul>
91:
1.62 deraadt 92: <li id="st">
93: <strong>001: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 94: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 95: Fix detection of tape blocksize during device open. Corrects problem with
96: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/restore.8">restore(8)</a>.
1.6 millert 97: <br>
1.62 deraadt 98: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/001_st.patch">
1.34 deraadt 99: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.6 millert 100: <p>
101:
1.62 deraadt 102: <li id="bind">
103: <strong>002: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 104: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 105: BIND contains a bug which results in BIND trying to contact nameservers via IPv6, even in
106: cases where IPv6 connectivity is non-existent. This results in unnecessary timeouts and
107: thus slow DNS queries.
1.5 millert 108: <br>
1.62 deraadt 109: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/002_bind.patch">
1.34 deraadt 110: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.5 millert 111: <p>
112:
1.62 deraadt 113: <li id="pppd">
114: <strong>003: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 115: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 116: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/pppd.8">pppd(8)</a>
117: contains a bug that allows an attacker to crash his own connection, but it cannot
118: be used to deny service to other users.
1.4 millert 119: <br>
1.62 deraadt 120: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/003_pppd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 121: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.4 millert 122: <p>
123:
1.62 deraadt 124: <li id="lynx">
125: <strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 126: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 127: Due to a bug in
128: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
129: it is possible for pages such as
130: <a href="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/lynx_die1.html">this</a>
131: to cause
132: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
133: to exhaust memory and then crash when parsing such pages.
1.3 brad 134: <br>
1.62 deraadt 135: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/004_lynx.patch">
1.34 deraadt 136: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.3 brad 137: <p>
138:
1.62 deraadt 139: <li id="isakmpd">
140: <strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 141: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 142: Wrong calculation of NAT-D payloads may cause interoperability problems between
143: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
144: and other ISAKMP/IKE implementations.
1.1 deraadt 145: <br>
1.62 deraadt 146: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/005_isakmpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 147: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 148: <p>
149:
1.62 deraadt 150: <li id="xl">
151: <strong>006: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 152: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 153: Fix for transmit side breakage on macppc and mbuf leaks with
154: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/xl.4">xl(4)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 155: <br>
1.62 deraadt 156: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/006_xl.patch">
1.34 deraadt 157: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 158: <p>
159:
1.62 deraadt 160: <li id="pfkey">
161: <strong>007: SECURITY FIX: December 14, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 162: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 163: On systems running
164: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
165: it is possible for a local user to cause kernel memory corruption
166: and system panic by setting
167: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
168: credentials on a socket.
1.1 deraadt 169: <br>
1.62 deraadt 170: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/007_pfkey.patch">
1.34 deraadt 171: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 172: <p>
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1.62 deraadt 174: <li id="getcwd">
175: <strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: January 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 176: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 177: The
178: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getcwd.3">getcwd(3)</a>
179: library function contains a memory management error, which causes failure
180: to retrieve the current working directory if the path is very long.
1.1 deraadt 181: <br>
1.62 deraadt 182: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/008_getcwd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 183: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 184: <p>
185:
1.62 deraadt 186: <li id="httpd">
187: <strong>009: SECURITY FIX: January 12, 2005</strong>
188: <i>All architectures</i><br>
189: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/httpd.8">httpd(8)</a>
190: 's mod_include module fails to properly validate the length of
191: user supplied tag strings prior to copying them to a local buffer,
192: causing a buffer overflow.
1.1 deraadt 193: <br>
1.62 deraadt 194: This would require enabling the XBitHack directive or server-side
195: includes and making use of a malicious document.
1.1 deraadt 196: <br>
1.62 deraadt 197: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/009_httpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 198: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 199: <p>
200:
1.38 bentley 201: <li id="rtt">
1.61 bentley 202: <strong>010: RELIABILITY FIX: January 11, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 203: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 204: A bug in the
1.56 tb 205: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 206: stack allows an invalid argument to be used in calculating the TCP
207: retransmit timeout. By sending packets with specific values in the TCP
208: timestamp option, an attacker can cause a system panic.
209: <br>
1.52 tb 210: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/010_rtt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 211: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 212: <p>
213:
1.62 deraadt 214: <li id="locore">
215: <strong>011: SECURITY FIX: February 28, 2005</strong>
216: <i>i386 only</i><br>
217: More stringent checking should be done in the
218: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
219: functions to prevent their misuse.
1.1 deraadt 220: <br>
1.62 deraadt 221: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/i386/011_locore.patch">
222: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
223: <p>
224:
225: <li id="copy">
226: <strong>012: SECURITY FIX: March 16, 2005</strong>
227: <i>amd64 only</i><br>
228: More stringent checking should be done in the
229: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
230: functions to prevent their misuse.
1.1 deraadt 231: <br>
1.62 deraadt 232: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/amd64/012_copy.patch">
1.34 deraadt 233: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 234: <p>
235:
1.62 deraadt 236: <li id="sack">
237: <strong>013: RELIABILITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 238: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 239: Bugs in the
240: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
241: stack can lead to memory exhaustion or processing of TCP segments with
242: invalid SACK options and cause a system crash.
1.1 deraadt 243: <br>
1.62 deraadt 244: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/013_sack.patch">
1.34 deraadt 245: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 246: <p>
247:
1.62 deraadt 248: <li id="telnet">
249: <strong>014: SECURITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 250: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 251: Due to buffer overflows in
252: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>,
253: a malicious server or man-in-the-middle attack could allow execution of
254: arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
255: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>.
256: Noone should use telnet anymore. Please use
257: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ssh.1">ssh(1)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 258: <br>
1.62 deraadt 259: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/014_telnet.patch">
1.34 deraadt 260: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 261: <p>
262:
1.62 deraadt 263: <li id="tcp">
264: <strong>015: RELIABILITY FIX: April 4, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 265: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 266: Handle an edge condition in
267: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
268: timestamps.
1.1 deraadt 269: <br>
1.62 deraadt 270: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/015_tcp.patch">
1.34 deraadt 271: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 272: <p>
273:
1.62 deraadt 274: <li id="cvs">
275: <strong>016: SECURITY FIX: April 28, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 276: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 277: Fix a buffer overflow, memory leaks, and NULL pointer dereference in
278: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/cvs.1">cvs(1)</a>
279: . None of these issues are known to be exploitable.
280: <a href="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0753">CAN-2005-0753</a>
281: .
1.1 deraadt 282: <br>
1.62 deraadt 283: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/016_cvs.patch">
1.34 deraadt 284: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.62 deraadt 285: <p>
1.1 deraadt 286:
1.62 deraadt 287: <li id="getsockopt">
288: <strong>017: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 289: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 290: As discovered by Stefan Miltchev calling
291: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getsockopt.2">getsockopt(2)</a>
292: to get
293: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
294: credentials for a socket can result in a kernel panic.
1.1 deraadt 295: <br>
1.62 deraadt 296: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/017_getsockopt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 297: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 298: <p>
299:
1.62 deraadt 300: <li id="sudo">
301: <strong>018: SECURITY FIX: June 20, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 302: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 303: Due to a race condition in its command pathname handling, a user with
304: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/sudo.8">sudo(8)</a>
305: privileges may be able to run arbitrary commands if the user's entry
306: is followed by an entry that grants <code>sudo ALL</code> privileges to
307: another user.
1.1 deraadt 308: <br>
1.62 deraadt 309: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/018_sudo.patch">
1.34 deraadt 310: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 311: <p>
312:
1.62 deraadt 313: <li id="libz">
314: <strong>019: SECURITY FIX: July 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 315: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 316: A buffer overflow has been found in
317: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
318: which may be exploitable.
1.1 deraadt 319: <br>
1.62 deraadt 320: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/019_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 321: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 322: <p>
323:
1.62 deraadt 324: <li id="libz2">
325: <strong>020: SECURITY FIX: July 21, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 326: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 327: A buffer overflow has been found in
328: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
329: which may be exploitable.<br>
330: Please note that this fixes a different buffer overflow than the <a href="#libz">previous</a> zlib patch.
1.1 deraadt 331: <br>
1.62 deraadt 332: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/020_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 333: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 334: <p>
1.32 deraadt 335:
1.1 deraadt 336: </ul>
337:
1.39 tedu 338: <hr>
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