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2.5 Changelog

2.5 Changelog

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changes, starting with those listed below..

Note: Problems for which patches exist are marked in red.

Note: Problems for which patches exist are marked in red.

For changes in other releases, click below:

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<h3>Changes made between OpenBSD 2.4 and 2.5</h3>

<h3>Changes made between OpenBSD 2.4 and 2.5</h3>

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<li>2.5 source tree frozen.

<li>Fix ln kernel bug in vfs_lookup.c. <a href="errata24.html#lnpanic">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Fix ln kernel bug in vfs_lookup.c. <a href="errata24.html#lnpanic">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Fix ipf return-rst panic bug.

<li>Add a -q flag to newfs, so that it does not print out information about the superblock backups. This is used by the install process.

<li>Do not permit any IPSEC code unless the admin has enabled it using sysctl.

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<li>Workaround sun4m STP1020A errata #148494 regarding cache initialization.

<li>In ipsend(8), do not crash if no options provided.

<li>Various powerpc fixes, including further PIC support, and fix a kernel pmap crash.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: In poll(2), constrain the nfds parameter better, so that kvm starvation is less likely. <a href="errata24.html#poll">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: In poll(2), constrain the <code>nfds</code> parameter better, so that kvm starvation is less likely. <a href="errata24.html#poll">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Make at(1) easier to use next year (ie. Y2K issue).

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix TSS fault handling. <a href="errata24.html#tss">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix TSS fault handling. <a href="errata24.html#tss">A patch is available</a>.

<li>In the ncr(4) driver, disable tagged queuing by default. Our filesystems and vfs layer is not prepared for this play-it-loose behaviour.

<li>Repair ypwhich -h support; it was broken when running on non-server machines.

<li>Repair <code>ypwhich -h</code> support; it was broken when running on non-server machines.

<li>Add non-learning and non-discovery modes to the bridging code.

<li>Many more man page fixes.

<li>Do not allow users to mount umapfs, even if root chooses to permit kern.usermount activity.

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<li>Various changes to the ssl install, so that /etc/ssl contains nicer default files.

<li>Various disklabel(8) improvements and bug fixes, so that our 2.5 release will be easier to install.

<li>Bug fixes to the tx(4) driver.

<li>In /etc/daily, do /tmp pruning with a find -x so that sub-mounts do not get trashed.

<li>In /etc/daily, do /tmp pruning with a <code>find -x</code> so that sub-mounts do not get trashed.

<li>Add a f.startwm function to twm(1), so that it can start other window managers.

<li>On sparc cypress CPUs, do write-through instead of write-back caching.

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<li>Fix an NFS bug which previously caused free()'ing of negative lengths.

<li>ncurses-4.2-990314

<li>In disklabel(8), permit "delete *".

<li>Make ifa_refcnt a u_int, because of very large routing tables.

<li>Make <code>ifa_refcnt</code> a u_int, because of very large routing tables.

<li>Kernel scheduler performance improvement.

<li>Numerous more man page repairs.

<li>A start at powerpc PIC support.

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<li>Man page clarifications for strncpy(3) and strncat(3), which people continue to misuse.

<li>Fix another ipsec bug.

<li>More bridge(4) tweaks.

<li>Support -- argument separator in less(1).

<li>Support <code>--</code> argument separator in less(1).

<li>Merge cap_mkdb(1) and info_mkdb(1).

<li>Fix RAMDISK sizing problems on i386, alpha, and sparc.

<li>Fix a DNS stall problem in login(1), related to AFS.

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<li>Fix uninitialized variable bug in install(1).

<li>Implement RFNOWAIT with the exact same semantics as Plan9.

<li>Track SATYPE regs per PFKEY socket.

<li>Fix skeyinit(1) -n without an argument.

<li>Fix skeyinit(1) <code>-n</code> without an argument.

<li>Fix some panic cases in raidframe(4).

<li>Fix NFS3 NFS3ERR_JUKEBOX panic bug.

<li>Some ipsec error return patches.

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<li>led driver support for Sun4 machines.

<li>Revamp some bridge(4) ioctls.

<li>Add mod_ssl 2.2.3 support to apache 1.3.4.

<li>Rename disklabel -p flag to -d, and document for the first time.

<li>Rename disklabel <code>-p</code> flag to <code>-d</code>, and document for the first time.

<li>apache 1.3.4

<li>cvs 1.10.5

<li>Incorporate extensive configuration work done on egcs, into our gcc tools.

<li>Fix infinite recursion bug in libkafs, which hit during login(8) if DNS was dead.

<li>On boot media, if swapon(8) exists on the install floppy, attempt to add swap early during install.

<li>Rename OpenBSD 2.4 to OpenBSD 2.5 -- we are moving into `release mode'.

<li>Rename OpenBSD 2.4 to OpenBSD 2.5 -- we are moving into 'release mode'.

<li>Divide by zero bugfix to netstat(1).

<li>Some fixes to the pkg_*(8) tools.

<li>Add more isapnp card identifiers.

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<li>Move ls(1) into ftpd(8).. directly.

<li>In setproctitle(3), if sysctl(2) fails do not crash.

<li>Constify getcap(3) API.

<li>For the i386, fix /boot argument mapping. <a href="errata24.html#bootargv">A patch is available</a>.

<li>For the i386, fix /boot argument mapping. <a href="errata24.html#bootargv">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Put skipjack in libc.

<li>Continue squishing new bugs in new ipsec PF_KEY code...

<li>Fix autosetting of d_type and _dtypename in wd(4).

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix the nlink overflow in FFS and EXT2FS. <a href="errata24.html#nlink">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix the nlink overflow in FFS and EXT2FS. <a href="errata24.html#nlink">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Add zegrep(1) and zfgrep(1).

<li>Change IPSEC stack to support PFKEYv2.

<li>PentiumIII detection.

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<li>Better promisc and multicast handling in sparc hme(4).

<li>Fix an rdist(8) bug.

<li>Handle powered-down xl(4) cards better.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix an overflow in ping(8). <a href="errata24.html#ping">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix an overflow in ping(8). <a href="errata24.html#ping">A patch is available</a>.

<li>In fork(2), always spare 5 last processes for root.

<li>Better vis(3) support in savecore(8).

<li>Quiet apm(4) and add machdep.apmwarn sysctl.

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<li>Add -x, -p, and -m options to ls(1).

<li>In ld(1) and ld.so(1), do not optimize the search path when dealing with duplicate shared library names (even though both alternatives have problems).

<li>Fix an kernel ipf bug relating to out-going icmp.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix an ipq race in ipintr(). <a href="errata24.html#ipqrace">A patch is available</a>, which must be applied after the <a href="errata24.html#maxqueue">maxqueue patch</a> has been installed.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix an ipq race in ipintr(). <a href="errata24.html#ipqrace">A patch is available</a>, which must be applied after the <a href="errata24.html#maxqueue">maxqueue patch</a> has been installed.

<li>Allocate u-area early in fork1(), instead of vm_fork().

<li>Fix msdosfs bug regarding corrupted FAT32 root directories.

<li>Improve vfs lkm interface.

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<li>Make vm_page_alloc_contig() a standard VM system function.

<li>Fix DES weak key checking in libdes (and netinet/libdeslite).

<li>Improve the ipsec(4) man page.

<li>Fix netstat -A header.

<li>Fix <code>netstat -A</code> header.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Improved fragment flood protection in the IP layer. <a href="errata24.html#maxqueue">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Improved fragment flood protection in the IP layer. <a href="errata24.html#maxqueue">A patch is available</a>.

<li>IPSEC skipjack support (do not bother using this unless you are .gov or .mil).

<li>Check sub-regions better in subr_extent.c, which affects pcmcia.

<li>Add -f option to comm(1) for case folding.

<li>Add <code>-f</code> option to comm(1) for case folding.

<li>Some more man page fixups.

<li>In traceroute(1), do not permit normal users to set the source address as non-local.

<li>Make quoted strings work in the interactive mode in restore(8).

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<li>Merge changes from db.1.86 (but do not merge new hash code, since it has an incompatible format)

<li>Handle kernel malloc() failing, for TCP SACK block allocation.

<li>Do more careful system call range-checking and introduce socklen_t.

<li>Fix a bug we introduced before 2.4 shipped: readv(2) and writev(2) with iov_len == 0 is legal. <a href="errata24.html#uio">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Fix a bug we introduced before 2.4 shipped: readv(2) and writev(2) with iov_len == 0 is legal. <a href="errata24.html#uio">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Fix a pcmcia mapping bug regarding address space allocation.

<li>For wds(4) and ex(4) drivers, unmap address space if probing fails.

<li>In ipsecadm(8), verify that keys and IVs are specified in hex.

<li>Document that MD4 is pretty much broken, and MD5 is looking pretty bad too (so much for quality designs from RSA).

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: i386 T_TRCTRAP DDB handling could cause a system crash. <a href="errata24.html#trctrap">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: i386 T_TRCTRAP DDB handling could cause a system crash. <a href="errata24.html#trctrap">A patch is available</a>.

<li>tcpdump(8) out-of-range access in LLC decoding.

<li>Flesh out the vpn(8) manpage.

<li>Add old dbm-compatible interface code, from db-1.86

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<li>ncurses-4.2-990206

<li>Correct various freebsd/linux emulation issues.

<li>Correct directory entry reads for numerous binary emulators.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Better RST handling in tcp input. <a href="errata24.html#rst">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Better RST handling in tcp input. <a href="errata24.html#rst">A patch is available</a>.

<li>BeOS/i386 support in fdisk(8).

<li>Two more nop instructions in sparc locore.s for greater reliability on Viking CPUs.

<li>Pluralization fix in rup(1).

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<li>Handle MNT_NODEV in nullfs.

<li>Correct a tcp ISS bug.

<li>Support sparc bootpath handling in qe(4) and be(4).

<li>hp300 X in the 2.4 release has an installation issue. <a href="errata24.html#hp300X">Further details available</a>.

<li>hp300 X in the 2.4 release has an installation issue. <a href="errata24.html#hp300X">Further details available</a>.

<li>Fix isa_check_intr() support on the alpha.

<li>Fix breaking support in fold -s.

<li>Fix breaking support in <code>fold -s</code>.

<li>Improve long line support in hexdump(1).

<li>Improve some ipf-related man pages.

<li>Fix a server-side NFS issue for the alpha.

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<li>Fix AFS on mips.

<li>sparc sbus spif driver (serial+parallel card).

<li>Update curses to ncurses-4.2-990130 and import infocmp(1).

<li>Correct handling of negative fields in df -h.

<li>Correct handling of negative fields in <code>df -h</code>.

<li>Fix i386 __asm clobber control, for egcs.

<li>Various fixes to the bt848 driver.

<li>Fix a multiple free patch in ipnat.

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<li>Add support for more pcmcia cards.

<li>Fix NEWRENO behaviour, which was buggy.

<li>tzdata1999a

<li>Add -b flag to install(1).

<li>Add <code>-b</code> flag to install(1).

<li>For the bootblocks, fix error returns when running in decompressing mode.

<li>Disable i386 bootblocks E801 memory probing test.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix a select(2)/accept(2) race condition. <a href="errata24.html#accept">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix a select(2)/accept(2) race condition. <a href="errata24.html#accept">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Support & username expansion in sendbug, and fix the /tmp race.

<li>Avoid a sendmail DOS regarding huge numbers of header lines.

<li>rmdir(".") now returns EBUSY, as XPG2 says.

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<li>Fix a varargs related bug in patch(1).

<li>MNT_NOATIME support in msdosfs.

<li>VIA Rhine ethernet driver.

<li>Fix an nfs v3 bug when talking to the pedantic solaris7 server. <a href="errata24.html#nfs3_solaris7">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Fix an nfs v3 bug when talking to the pedantic solaris7 server. <a href="errata24.html#nfs3_solaris7">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Merge other fixes from ksh 5.2.13.6

<li>Add RFNOWAIT support to rfork(2).

<li>Careful strtol() use in make(1).

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<li>Delay irq allocation for the i82365 pcmcia chipset -- we want better interrupts to be given to pcmcia cards.

<li>Import of NRL IPv6.

<li>new airports database.

<li>Fix an apm bug for halt -p.

<li>Fix an apm bug for <code>halt -p</code>.

<li>Update CellServDB.

<li>In syslogd(8), be careful about sun_path termination.

<li>In syslogd(8), be careful about <code>sun_path</code> termination.

<li>Avoid kernel divide-by-zero panics in disklabel handling.

<li>newsyslog(8) no longer needs to care about MAX_PID.

<li>In find(1), correct ! handling in parenthesis

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<li>In patch(1), remove some local functions and use basename(3) and dirname(3) instead.

<li>Integration of NetBSD's MIDI & sequencer support.

<li>Sendmail 8.9.2

<li>c++ does not permit a structure to have a member that is called the same name as the structure (ie. netinet/in.h had struct ip_opts containing a member called ip_opts[]. Fix that.

<li>c++ does not permit a structure to have a member that is called the same name as the structure (ie. <code>netinet/in.h</code> had <code>struct ip_opts</code> containing a member called <code>ip_opts[]</code>. Fix that.

<li>Fix ${PIPE} uses throughout the source tree (not kernel compiles though).

<li>A few htdocs were missing in our httpd(8) install. Add them.

<li>Some pcmcia fixes.

<li>Correct nested ip_sum in icmp packets.

<li>Correct nested <code>ip_sum</code> in icmp packets.

<li>Correct the values of ip_len, ip_off, ip_id, and udp uh_sum fields for the embedded ip packet inside an icmp packet. (ip_sum is still wrong).

<li>Correct the values of <code>ip_len</code>, <code>ip_off</code>, <code>ip_id</code>, and udp <code>uh_sum</code> fields for the embedded ip packet inside an icmp packet. (<code>ip_sum</code> is still wrong).

<li>More locking fixes in the vfs layer.

<li>Fix df(1) on NFS v3 filesystems. <a href="errata24.html#nfs3">A source code patch is available which solves this problem</a>.

<li>Fix df(1) on NFS v3 filesystems. <a href="errata24.html#nfs3">A source code patch is available which solves this problem</a>.

<li>Crank PID_MAX to 65535.

<li>Do better pcmcia interrupt allocation.

<li>Make ip_id non-repeating random, like DNS id's.

<li>Make <code>ip_id</code> non-repeating random, like DNS id's.

<li>range check signal conversions in the compat layer.

<li>make mount(2) return EOPNOTSUPP for filesystem missing in kernel.

<li>Fix a pcmcia com(4) driver panic.

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<li>Newer version of isakmpd.

<li>In kgmon(8), let libkvm decide the default kernel name.

<li>Repeat open operations in cdio, in case of slow changers.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Even more bootpd paranoia. Updated patches are available for <a href="errata23.html#bootpd">2.3</a> and <a href="errata24.html#bootpd">2.4</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Even more bootpd paranoia. Updated patches are available for <a href="errata23.html#bootpd">2.3</a> and <a href="errata24.html#bootpd">2.4</a>.

<li>Make sa(8) 64bit clean.

<li>In install(1), handle sparse files the same way pax(1) does.

<li>Replace raw termcap/terminfo databases with new ones based on a common and shared termtypes database. <a href="errata24.html#terminfo">Since these databases had problems in the 2.4 release, updated versions are available</a>.

<li>Replace raw termcap/terminfo databases with new ones based on a common and shared termtypes database. <a href="errata24.html#terminfo">Since these databases had problems in the 2.4 release, updated versions are available</a>.

<li>Permit csh(1)-builtin printf function to have arguments.

<li>Fix a display problem in hexdump(1).

<li>Fix an i386 installboot bug which prevents proper installation when the root partition (or the root partition end) are placed BEYOND the 4GB line. <a href="errata24.html#installboot">A source code patch is available which solves this problem</a>.

<li>Fix an i386 installboot bug which prevents proper installation when the root partition (or the root partition end) are placed BEYOND the 4GB line. <a href="errata24.html#installboot">A source code patch is available which solves this problem</a>.

<li>Flesh mktemp(3) manpage out significantly.

<li>Working <a href=mvme88k.html>mvme88k</a> port.

<li>For IPHDRINCL, check ip_hl for validity, too.

<li>For IPHDRINCL, check <code>ip_hl</code> for validity, too.

<li>Fix goal and max parameters in fmt(1).

<li>Do not believe SS20 machines that claim to have BURST64 support.

<li>In sparc le(3), be more careful about media handling and such.

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<li>fast retransmit statistics in netstat(1).

<li>Many new ISA PNP devices.

<li>Make -ltermcap be -lcurses; and -lotermcap be -locurses, via links.

<li>For kerberosIV, install prot.h (some things require it).

<li>For kerberosIV, install <code>prot.h</code> (some things require it).

<li>XFree86 3.3.3

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix a remote exploit problem in bootpd (which noone runs anyways, without filtering, right?). This fixes a security problem. Patches are available for <a href="errata23.html#bootpd">2.3</a> and <a href="errata24.html#bootpd">2.4</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Fix a remote exploit problem in bootpd (which noone runs anyways, without filtering, right?). This fixes a security problem. Patches are available for <a href="errata23.html#bootpd">2.3</a> and <a href="errata24.html#bootpd">2.4</a>.

<li>In cut(1), avoid an infinite loop.

<li>In top(1), skip disabled swap spaces.

<li>Even more man page fixes courtesy of our local man page repair fanatic.

<li>Fix a crash in ps(1).

<li>Make file(1) understand mp3 formats.

<li>Repair a recent bug introduced with the SACK/FACK changes (only affected the alpha).

<li>Add -C support to our patch(1).

<li>Add <code>-C</code> support to our patch(1).

<li>Numerous IPSEC-related fixes inside the kernel and outside.

<li>Many more man page fixes.

<li>In ipf(8), do not crash for bad config file.

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<li>Fix a crash of ksh(1).

<li>Ignore out-of-range environment LINES and COLUMNS in libocurses.

<li>In libcurses in the issetugid(2) case, ignore $TERMINFO.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: In libocurses and libcurses in the issetugid(2) case, only ignore $TERMCAP if it is a path. <a href="errata24.html#termcap">A patch is available</a>.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: In libocurses and libcurses in the issetugid(2) case, only ignore $TERMCAP if it is a path. <a href="errata24.html#termcap">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Support full set of pty devices in the MAKEDEV scripts.

<li>Make rl(4) match the Accton 1207D cards too.

<li>Prototype getpgid(2)

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<li>Fix an expression handling bug in as(1).

<li>Improve setregid() and setreuid() emulated behaviour.

<li>ftok() is now XPG compliant.

<li>Put userdir support back into httpd(8). <a href="errata24.html#userdir">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Put userdir support back into httpd(8). <a href="errata24.html#userdir">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Put userdir support back into httpd(8).

<li>New daemon: isakmpd (ISAKMP/Oakley ipsec daemon).

<li>Move /tmp/bootpd.dump to /var/run to avoid filesystem race.

<li>Fix some manpages

<li>sudo 1.5.6p6

<li>Fix a remote lockup problem in the TCP packet decoding code. This fixes a security problem. Patches are available for <a href="errata23.html#tcpfix">2.3</a> and <a href="errata24.html#tcpfix">2.4</a>.

<li>Fix a remote lockup problem in the TCP packet decoding code. This fixes a security problem. Patches are available for <a href="errata23.html#tcpfix">2.3</a> and <a href="errata24.html#tcpfix">2.4</a>.

<li>Fix a deadlock in deadfs VOP_LOCK().

<li>Support -p option in ipmon(8).

<li>Change bpf to support full frame-grabbing for FDDI packets.

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<li>Use correct ioctl for flushing in ipmon(8).

<li>Fix various tcp options bugs.

<li>Fix tcp timestamps.

<li>Repair sparc kvm dump header problem. <a href="errata24.html#kvm_mkdb">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Repair sparc kvm dump header problem. <a href="errata24.html#kvm_mkdb">A patch is available</a>.

<li>More carefully check /etc/hostname.* file contents before using it.

<li>Fix mktemp() problems in lynx(1).

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