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version 1.64, 2019/05/27 22:55:22

version 1.65, 2019/06/01 23:12:49

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<li>Numerous fixes and improvements to the install scripts.

<li>Avoid mbuf corruption in recvmsg(2).

<li>Only attempt to read disklabels from CDs with a data track.

<li>Fix a bug in newsyslog(8), which caused it to rotate empty log files near first system boot.

<li>Do not call VOP_SETATTR on a pipe.

<li>SilentDeny option for sshd(8).

<li>Avoid an infinite loop in ping(8).

<li>Add driver for i82553 phy, used by some fxp(4) cards.

<li>Allow root logins in xmd, but provide a nice comment so people can disable it easily.

<li>Document -e support in config(8).

<li>Use setsid(2) on all connections to sshd(8), since our setlogin(2) is secure and needs that.

<li>sshd(8) Allow/Deny Users/Groups features.

<li>sshd(8) UseLogin feature.

<li>Use a separate perl-based vi.recover script because sh is a terrible language.

<li>Check permissions of directories leading up to ssh authorized_keys file.

<li>For AF_UNIX sockets, do not follow symbolic links at creation time, since there is nothing equivalent to O_EXCL.

<li>Permit build of system with NFSSERVER but without NFSCLIENT.

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<li>Remove ssh "-c none" code.

<li>Improve ftpd's documentation.

<li>Improve tcpdump's handling of ISAKMP packages.

<li>Make bootblock memory probing work the same as 2.5.

<li>More man page repairs and improvements. A day doesn't go by...

<li>Some fixes to the games.

<li>Many more ssh improvements.

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<li>Permit bridge control before it is configured up.

<li>Cleanup parsing of /etc/hostname.* files, and support new /etc/bridgename.* files.

<li>In tcp's input path, for SACK, update the window information correctly.

<li>If a patch contains zero patches, have patch(1) error out.

<li>Start amd(8) in /etc/amd.

<li>Fix buf overflow in amd(8).

<li>Support AAA-131CF card in ahc(4) driver.

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<li>Crank kerberos default expiration date.

<li>Teach i386 architecture code about Rise CPU models.

<li>Build shared library called libperl.

<li>Use new <code>arch -s</code> option for building perl.

<li>Fix a few possible sparc pmap races.

<li>Make ld.so work on mips again.

<li>Merge machine(1) and arch(1) commands.

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<li>Fix the scheduler problems in the 2.5 release.

<li>Driver for ASIX88140A/88141 PCI ethernet, ax(4).

<li>In pcmcia ep(4) driver, support 3CXEM556B-INT.

<li>Remove useless if_ep shutdown hook.

<li>Import USB code.

<li>SECURITY ISSUE: The procfs and fdescfs filesystems had an overrun in their handling of uio_offset in their readdir() routines. (These filesystems are not enabled by default.) <a href="errata25.html#miscfs">A patch is available</a>.

<li>Repair: probe svr4 emulation before linux once again.

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<li>SECURITY ISSUE: Do not permit regular users to chflags(2) or fchflags(2) character or block devices. <a href="errata25.html#chflags">A patch is available</a>.

<li>New raidframe code.

<li>Make sure install scripts remove async mount conditions before attempting to installboot(8).

<li>Have <code>route flush</code> skip PF_KEY flows.

<li>tcpdump 3.4 merged.

<li>Have pkg_create(1) use tar -T.

<li>Add -T option to tar(1).

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<li>Fix various bugs in bridging support, especially SIOCBRDGRTS.

<li>Make tun(4) return EMSGSIZE for zero-length writes.

<li>Fix a field count bug in join(1).

<li>In ipnat(8), fix -n to work with -v.

<li>Missing newline in id(1).

<li>New drivers for the force CPU-5V (vme, sys config, D/A board driver, flash).

<li>Handle _POSIX_VDISABLE better in telnet(1).

<li>Run i386 audio at higher IPL.

<li>Take greater care in head(1).

<li>Less dmesg verbosity from media routines.

<li>Various atapi/scsi/ide changes being worked on (LS-120 works).

<li>powerpc ieeefp library routines.

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<li>Support floating accent and compose in sparc kbd driver.

<li>libpcap 0.4 changes brought in.

<li>In pcap library, fix pcap_open_offline() to handle snaplengths of -1.

<li>Fix a memory mishandling in mixerctl(1).

<li>Further fixes for some strange wss isapnp variants.

<li>Create /var/db/host.random at install time.

<li>Complete /etc/rc.shutdown support in reboot(8) and shutdown(8).

<li>Lock ARP entries to an interface, and provide more diagnostics.

<li>Import of PCI ATA/IDE stuff from NetBSD.

<li>Retire libm_i387.

<li>Remove some shared libraries that are better used in static form.

<li>Support non-US sparc keyboards using kbd(8) command.

<li>At execve() time, clear the P_NOCLDWAIT flag.

<li>egcs 990629

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<li>Sparc cs4231 audio support (SS5 audio).

<li>Use inet_aton(3) instead of inet_addr(3) in many programs.

<li>Use mkstemp(3) in httpd(8).

<li>In the resolver, permit '/' in CNAMES to PTRs, same as forward references permit.

<li>Use __builtin_next_arg() for va_start(), on i386 and m68k, to handle unaligned stdarg processing.

<li>Support subject inclusion in vacation(1).

<li>In ipnat, decode interface aliases before hostnames.

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<li>Implement DLT_RAW, DLT_SLIP, and DLT_PPP in bpf

<li>egcs replaces gcc

<li>Some improvements to the libc_r threading code.

<li>Further keynote documentation improvements.

<li>Move bsd.port.mk and friends into the ports tree.

<li>On hp300, handle hil configuration more robustly.

<li>Numerous -mandoc man page upgrades.

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<li>Various improvements to the xl(4) driver.

<li>Repair TIOCFLUSH use in telnet(1).

<li>Fix an unlink related bug in cp(1).

<li>For sparc, delay in CPU-forced power-down, so that serial port output does not get garbled.

<li>Move perl lib files to /usr/libdata/perl5.

<li>For make(1), permit embedded : or ! in target names.

<li>Better range checking in inet_addr(3) functions.

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<li>Add "verbose" command to boot_config(8).

<li>Check correct argument in sliplogin(8).

<li>New kernel hashinit().

<li>More ppp(8) improvements and bug fixes.

<li>More isakmpd(8) improvements and bug fixes.

<li>In calendar(1), fix offset bug for yearly events.

<li>A reliability patch for ext2fs. <a href="errata25.html#bmap_trap">A patch is available</a>.

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<li>Fix odbm support and permit opening a zero-length hash file.

<li>new true awk, April 16 release.

<li>Support sparc xbox sbus expansion box.

<li>Bug fixes to sparc spif(4), hme(4), be(4) drivers.

<li>Updated distrib/notes which shipped with the 2.5 release.

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