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24: For errata on a certain release, click below:<br>
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78:
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1.53 tj 80: Patches for the OpenBSD base system are distributed as unified diffs.
81: Each patch contains usage instructions.
82: All the following patches are also available in one
83: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6.tar.gz">tar.gz file</a>
84: for convenience.
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1.34 deraadt 86: <p>
1.53 tj 87: Patches for supported releases are also incorporated into the
1.54 tj 88: <a href="stable.html">-stable branch</a>.
1.34 deraadt 89:
1.1 deraadt 90: <hr>
91:
92: <ul>
93:
1.62 deraadt 94: <li id="st">
95: <strong>001: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 96: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 97: Fix detection of tape blocksize during device open. Corrects problem with
98: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/restore.8">restore(8)</a>.
1.6 millert 99: <br>
1.62 deraadt 100: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/001_st.patch">
1.34 deraadt 101: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.6 millert 102: <p>
103:
1.62 deraadt 104: <li id="bind">
105: <strong>002: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 106: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 107: BIND contains a bug which results in BIND trying to contact nameservers via IPv6, even in
108: cases where IPv6 connectivity is non-existent. This results in unnecessary timeouts and
109: thus slow DNS queries.
1.5 millert 110: <br>
1.62 deraadt 111: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/002_bind.patch">
1.34 deraadt 112: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.5 millert 113: <p>
114:
1.62 deraadt 115: <li id="pppd">
116: <strong>003: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 117: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 118: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/pppd.8">pppd(8)</a>
119: contains a bug that allows an attacker to crash his own connection, but it cannot
120: be used to deny service to other users.
1.4 millert 121: <br>
1.62 deraadt 122: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/003_pppd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 123: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.4 millert 124: <p>
125:
1.62 deraadt 126: <li id="lynx">
127: <strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 128: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 129: Due to a bug in
130: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
131: it is possible for pages such as
132: <a href="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/lynx_die1.html">this</a>
133: to cause
134: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
135: to exhaust memory and then crash when parsing such pages.
1.3 brad 136: <br>
1.62 deraadt 137: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/004_lynx.patch">
1.34 deraadt 138: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.3 brad 139: <p>
140:
1.62 deraadt 141: <li id="isakmpd">
142: <strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 143: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 144: Wrong calculation of NAT-D payloads may cause interoperability problems between
145: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
146: and other ISAKMP/IKE implementations.
1.1 deraadt 147: <br>
1.62 deraadt 148: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/005_isakmpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 149: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 150: <p>
151:
1.62 deraadt 152: <li id="xl">
153: <strong>006: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 154: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 155: Fix for transmit side breakage on macppc and mbuf leaks with
156: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/xl.4">xl(4)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 157: <br>
1.62 deraadt 158: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/006_xl.patch">
1.34 deraadt 159: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 160: <p>
161:
1.62 deraadt 162: <li id="pfkey">
163: <strong>007: SECURITY FIX: December 14, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 164: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 165: On systems running
166: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
167: it is possible for a local user to cause kernel memory corruption
168: and system panic by setting
169: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
170: credentials on a socket.
1.1 deraadt 171: <br>
1.62 deraadt 172: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/007_pfkey.patch">
1.34 deraadt 173: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 174: <p>
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1.62 deraadt 176: <li id="getcwd">
177: <strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: January 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 178: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 179: The
180: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getcwd.3">getcwd(3)</a>
181: library function contains a memory management error, which causes failure
182: to retrieve the current working directory if the path is very long.
1.1 deraadt 183: <br>
1.62 deraadt 184: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/008_getcwd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 185: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 186: <p>
187:
1.62 deraadt 188: <li id="httpd">
189: <strong>009: SECURITY FIX: January 12, 2005</strong>
190: <i>All architectures</i><br>
191: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/httpd.8">httpd(8)</a>
192: 's mod_include module fails to properly validate the length of
193: user supplied tag strings prior to copying them to a local buffer,
194: causing a buffer overflow.
1.1 deraadt 195: <br>
1.62 deraadt 196: This would require enabling the XBitHack directive or server-side
197: includes and making use of a malicious document.
1.1 deraadt 198: <br>
1.62 deraadt 199: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/009_httpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 200: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 201: <p>
202:
1.38 bentley 203: <li id="rtt">
1.61 bentley 204: <strong>010: RELIABILITY FIX: January 11, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 205: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 206: A bug in the
1.56 tb 207: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 208: stack allows an invalid argument to be used in calculating the TCP
209: retransmit timeout. By sending packets with specific values in the TCP
210: timestamp option, an attacker can cause a system panic.
211: <br>
1.52 tb 212: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/010_rtt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 213: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 214: <p>
215:
1.62 deraadt 216: <li id="locore">
217: <strong>011: SECURITY FIX: February 28, 2005</strong>
218: <i>i386 only</i><br>
219: More stringent checking should be done in the
220: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
221: functions to prevent their misuse.
1.1 deraadt 222: <br>
1.62 deraadt 223: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/i386/011_locore.patch">
224: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
225: <p>
226:
227: <li id="copy">
228: <strong>012: SECURITY FIX: March 16, 2005</strong>
229: <i>amd64 only</i><br>
230: More stringent checking should be done in the
231: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
232: functions to prevent their misuse.
1.1 deraadt 233: <br>
1.62 deraadt 234: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/amd64/012_copy.patch">
1.34 deraadt 235: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 236: <p>
237:
1.62 deraadt 238: <li id="sack">
239: <strong>013: RELIABILITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 240: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 241: Bugs in the
242: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
243: stack can lead to memory exhaustion or processing of TCP segments with
244: invalid SACK options and cause a system crash.
1.1 deraadt 245: <br>
1.62 deraadt 246: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/013_sack.patch">
1.34 deraadt 247: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 248: <p>
249:
1.62 deraadt 250: <li id="telnet">
251: <strong>014: SECURITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 252: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 253: Due to buffer overflows in
254: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>,
255: a malicious server or man-in-the-middle attack could allow execution of
256: arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
257: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>.
258: Noone should use telnet anymore. Please use
259: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ssh.1">ssh(1)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 260: <br>
1.62 deraadt 261: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/014_telnet.patch">
1.34 deraadt 262: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 263: <p>
264:
1.62 deraadt 265: <li id="tcp">
266: <strong>015: RELIABILITY FIX: April 4, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 267: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 268: Handle an edge condition in
269: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
270: timestamps.
1.1 deraadt 271: <br>
1.62 deraadt 272: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/015_tcp.patch">
1.34 deraadt 273: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 274: <p>
275:
1.62 deraadt 276: <li id="cvs">
277: <strong>016: SECURITY FIX: April 28, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 278: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 279: Fix a buffer overflow, memory leaks, and NULL pointer dereference in
280: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/cvs.1">cvs(1)</a>
281: . None of these issues are known to be exploitable.
282: <a href="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0753">CAN-2005-0753</a>
283: .
1.1 deraadt 284: <br>
1.62 deraadt 285: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/016_cvs.patch">
1.34 deraadt 286: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.62 deraadt 287: <p>
1.1 deraadt 288:
1.62 deraadt 289: <li id="getsockopt">
290: <strong>017: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 291: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 292: As discovered by Stefan Miltchev calling
293: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getsockopt.2">getsockopt(2)</a>
294: to get
295: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
296: credentials for a socket can result in a kernel panic.
1.1 deraadt 297: <br>
1.62 deraadt 298: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/017_getsockopt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 299: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 300: <p>
301:
1.62 deraadt 302: <li id="sudo">
303: <strong>018: SECURITY FIX: June 20, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 304: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 305: Due to a race condition in its command pathname handling, a user with
306: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/sudo.8">sudo(8)</a>
307: privileges may be able to run arbitrary commands if the user's entry
308: is followed by an entry that grants <code>sudo ALL</code> privileges to
309: another user.
1.1 deraadt 310: <br>
1.62 deraadt 311: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/018_sudo.patch">
1.34 deraadt 312: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 313: <p>
314:
1.62 deraadt 315: <li id="libz">
316: <strong>019: SECURITY FIX: July 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 317: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 318: A buffer overflow has been found in
319: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
320: which may be exploitable.
1.1 deraadt 321: <br>
1.62 deraadt 322: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/019_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 323: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 324: <p>
325:
1.62 deraadt 326: <li id="libz2">
327: <strong>020: SECURITY FIX: July 21, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 328: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 329: A buffer overflow has been found in
330: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
331: which may be exploitable.<br>
332: Please note that this fixes a different buffer overflow than the <a href="#libz">previous</a> zlib patch.
1.1 deraadt 333: <br>
1.62 deraadt 334: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/020_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 335: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 336: <p>
1.32 deraadt 337:
1.1 deraadt 338: </ul>
339:
1.39 tedu 340: <hr>
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