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24: For errata on a certain release, click below:<br>
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1.34 deraadt 82: <p>
1.53 tj 83: Patches for the OpenBSD base system are distributed as unified diffs.
84: Each patch contains usage instructions.
85: All the following patches are also available in one
86: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6.tar.gz">tar.gz file</a>
87: for convenience.
1.1 deraadt 88:
1.34 deraadt 89: <p>
1.53 tj 90: Patches for supported releases are also incorporated into the
1.54 tj 91: <a href="stable.html">-stable branch</a>.
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1.1 deraadt 93: <hr>
94:
95: <ul>
96:
1.62 deraadt 97: <li id="st">
98: <strong>001: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 99: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 100: Fix detection of tape blocksize during device open. Corrects problem with
101: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/restore.8">restore(8)</a>.
1.6 millert 102: <br>
1.62 deraadt 103: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/001_st.patch">
1.34 deraadt 104: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.6 millert 105: <p>
106:
1.62 deraadt 107: <li id="bind">
108: <strong>002: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 109: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 110: BIND contains a bug which results in BIND trying to contact nameservers via IPv6, even in
111: cases where IPv6 connectivity is non-existent. This results in unnecessary timeouts and
112: thus slow DNS queries.
1.5 millert 113: <br>
1.62 deraadt 114: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/002_bind.patch">
1.34 deraadt 115: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.5 millert 116: <p>
117:
1.62 deraadt 118: <li id="pppd">
119: <strong>003: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 120: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 121: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/pppd.8">pppd(8)</a>
122: contains a bug that allows an attacker to crash his own connection, but it cannot
123: be used to deny service to other users.
1.4 millert 124: <br>
1.62 deraadt 125: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/003_pppd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 126: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.4 millert 127: <p>
128:
1.62 deraadt 129: <li id="lynx">
130: <strong>004: RELIABILITY FIX: November 10, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 131: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 132: Due to a bug in
133: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
134: it is possible for pages such as
135: <a href="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/mangleme/gallery/lynx_die1.html">this</a>
136: to cause
137: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/lynx.1">lynx(1)</a>
138: to exhaust memory and then crash when parsing such pages.
1.3 brad 139: <br>
1.62 deraadt 140: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/004_lynx.patch">
1.34 deraadt 141: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.3 brad 142: <p>
143:
1.62 deraadt 144: <li id="isakmpd">
145: <strong>005: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 146: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 147: Wrong calculation of NAT-D payloads may cause interoperability problems between
148: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
149: and other ISAKMP/IKE implementations.
1.1 deraadt 150: <br>
1.62 deraadt 151: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/005_isakmpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 152: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 153: <p>
154:
1.62 deraadt 155: <li id="xl">
156: <strong>006: RELIABILITY FIX: November 21, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 157: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 158: Fix for transmit side breakage on macppc and mbuf leaks with
159: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/xl.4">xl(4)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 160: <br>
1.62 deraadt 161: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/006_xl.patch">
1.34 deraadt 162: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 163: <p>
164:
1.62 deraadt 165: <li id="pfkey">
166: <strong>007: SECURITY FIX: December 14, 2004</strong>
1.35 deraadt 167: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 168: On systems running
169: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/isakmpd.8">isakmpd(8)</a>
170: it is possible for a local user to cause kernel memory corruption
171: and system panic by setting
172: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
173: credentials on a socket.
1.1 deraadt 174: <br>
1.62 deraadt 175: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/007_pfkey.patch">
1.34 deraadt 176: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 177: <p>
178:
1.62 deraadt 179: <li id="getcwd">
180: <strong>008: RELIABILITY FIX: January 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 181: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 182: The
183: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getcwd.3">getcwd(3)</a>
184: library function contains a memory management error, which causes failure
185: to retrieve the current working directory if the path is very long.
1.1 deraadt 186: <br>
1.62 deraadt 187: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/008_getcwd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 188: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 189: <p>
190:
1.62 deraadt 191: <li id="httpd">
192: <strong>009: SECURITY FIX: January 12, 2005</strong>
193: <i>All architectures</i><br>
194: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/httpd.8">httpd(8)</a>
195: 's mod_include module fails to properly validate the length of
196: user supplied tag strings prior to copying them to a local buffer,
197: causing a buffer overflow.
1.1 deraadt 198: <br>
1.62 deraadt 199: This would require enabling the XBitHack directive or server-side
200: includes and making use of a malicious document.
1.1 deraadt 201: <br>
1.62 deraadt 202: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/009_httpd.patch">
1.34 deraadt 203: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 204: <p>
205:
1.38 bentley 206: <li id="rtt">
1.61 bentley 207: <strong>010: RELIABILITY FIX: January 11, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 208: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.1 deraadt 209: A bug in the
1.56 tb 210: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
1.1 deraadt 211: stack allows an invalid argument to be used in calculating the TCP
212: retransmit timeout. By sending packets with specific values in the TCP
213: timestamp option, an attacker can cause a system panic.
214: <br>
1.52 tb 215: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/010_rtt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 216: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 217: <p>
218:
1.62 deraadt 219: <li id="locore">
220: <strong>011: SECURITY FIX: February 28, 2005</strong>
221: <i>i386 only</i><br>
222: More stringent checking should be done in the
223: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
224: functions to prevent their misuse.
1.1 deraadt 225: <br>
1.62 deraadt 226: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/i386/011_locore.patch">
227: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
228: <p>
229:
230: <li id="copy">
231: <strong>012: SECURITY FIX: March 16, 2005</strong>
232: <i>amd64 only</i><br>
233: More stringent checking should be done in the
234: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/copy.9">copy(9)</a>
235: functions to prevent their misuse.
1.1 deraadt 236: <br>
1.62 deraadt 237: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/amd64/012_copy.patch">
1.34 deraadt 238: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 239: <p>
240:
1.62 deraadt 241: <li id="sack">
242: <strong>013: RELIABILITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 243: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 244: Bugs in the
245: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
246: stack can lead to memory exhaustion or processing of TCP segments with
247: invalid SACK options and cause a system crash.
1.1 deraadt 248: <br>
1.62 deraadt 249: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/013_sack.patch">
1.34 deraadt 250: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 251: <p>
252:
1.62 deraadt 253: <li id="telnet">
254: <strong>014: SECURITY FIX: March 30, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 255: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 256: Due to buffer overflows in
257: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>,
258: a malicious server or man-in-the-middle attack could allow execution of
259: arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
260: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/telnet.1">telnet(1)</a>.
261: Noone should use telnet anymore. Please use
262: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ssh.1">ssh(1)</a>.
1.1 deraadt 263: <br>
1.62 deraadt 264: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/014_telnet.patch">
1.34 deraadt 265: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 266: <p>
267:
1.62 deraadt 268: <li id="tcp">
269: <strong>015: RELIABILITY FIX: April 4, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 270: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 271: Handle an edge condition in
272: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/tcp.4">tcp(4)</a>
273: timestamps.
1.1 deraadt 274: <br>
1.62 deraadt 275: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/015_tcp.patch">
1.34 deraadt 276: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 277: <p>
278:
1.62 deraadt 279: <li id="cvs">
280: <strong>016: SECURITY FIX: April 28, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 281: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 282: Fix a buffer overflow, memory leaks, and NULL pointer dereference in
283: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/cvs.1">cvs(1)</a>
284: . None of these issues are known to be exploitable.
285: <a href="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0753">CAN-2005-0753</a>
286: .
1.1 deraadt 287: <br>
1.62 deraadt 288: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/016_cvs.patch">
1.34 deraadt 289: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.62 deraadt 290: <p>
1.1 deraadt 291:
1.62 deraadt 292: <li id="getsockopt">
293: <strong>017: RELIABILITY FIX: June 15, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 294: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 295: As discovered by Stefan Miltchev calling
296: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/getsockopt.2">getsockopt(2)</a>
297: to get
298: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/ipsec.4">ipsec(4)</a>
299: credentials for a socket can result in a kernel panic.
1.1 deraadt 300: <br>
1.62 deraadt 301: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/017_getsockopt.patch">
1.34 deraadt 302: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 303: <p>
304:
1.62 deraadt 305: <li id="sudo">
306: <strong>018: SECURITY FIX: June 20, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 307: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 308: Due to a race condition in its command pathname handling, a user with
309: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/sudo.8">sudo(8)</a>
310: privileges may be able to run arbitrary commands if the user's entry
311: is followed by an entry that grants <code>sudo ALL</code> privileges to
312: another user.
1.1 deraadt 313: <br>
1.62 deraadt 314: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/018_sudo.patch">
1.34 deraadt 315: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 316: <p>
317:
1.62 deraadt 318: <li id="libz">
319: <strong>019: SECURITY FIX: July 6, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 320: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 321: A buffer overflow has been found in
322: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
323: which may be exploitable.
1.1 deraadt 324: <br>
1.62 deraadt 325: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/019_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 326: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 327: <p>
328:
1.62 deraadt 329: <li id="libz2">
330: <strong>020: SECURITY FIX: July 21, 2005</strong>
1.35 deraadt 331: <i>All architectures</i><br>
1.62 deraadt 332: A buffer overflow has been found in
333: <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-3.6/compress.3">compress(3)</a>
334: which may be exploitable.<br>
335: Please note that this fixes a different buffer overflow than the <a href="#libz">previous</a> zlib patch.
1.1 deraadt 336: <br>
1.62 deraadt 337: <a href="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/020_libz.patch">
1.34 deraadt 338: A source code patch exists which remedies this problem.</a>
1.1 deraadt 339: <p>
1.32 deraadt 340:
1.1 deraadt 341: </ul>
342:
1.39 tedu 343: <hr>
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