Patch-ID# 102964-09
Keywords: security y2000 lpsched lpNet get_status lpr lpstat lpq lpc standard
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5: lp patch
Date: Apr/03/98

Solaris Release: 2.5

SunOS Release: 5.5

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 102965

Topic: SunOS 5.5: lp patch

	NOTE1:	This patch will not install on systems with SunSoft's Print
		Client Software installed.  You need to install the equivalent
		SunSoft Print Client Software Patch.

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1202891 1210044 1210216 1210760 1214993 1220835 1221750 1222271 1223153 1224086 1224549 1228202 1230941 1231385 1233047 1237991 1241998 1249064 1255967 1257405 1258376 1260585 1261137 1262253 1263668 1263675 1263686 4004517 4006868 4007891 4008193 4012285 4030199 4061499 4063076 4077613 4077986 4081706 4086199 

Changes incorporated in this version: 1221750 4063076 4077613 4077986 4081706 4086199

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch:

/etc/lp/fd/postio.fd
/etc/lp/fd/postior.fd
/etc/lp/fd/catv.fd
/etc/lp/fd/pr.fd
/usr/bin/lp
/usr/bin/lpstat
/usr/lib/lp/bin/lp.tell
/usr/lib/lp/lpNet
/usr/lib/lp/lpsched
/usr/lib/lp/model/standard
/usr/ucb/lpc
/usr/ucb/lpr
/usr/ucb/lprm

Problem Description:

4081706 2.5.1: current job can't be cancelled (no more paper in the printer)
4077986 lpsched FLIST option should not contain a space
4077613 Unable to print file to remote queue when user has secondary group access
4063076 lpsched core dumps at start or on the normal operation
1221750 lprm from 5.4 print client fails when print job id is less than 100
4086199 lpsched aborts after issued "You must be "lp" or "root" to run this program"

(from 102964-08)

4061499 several lp filter definitions have a security problem
4022904 can't open spool file "/var/spool/lp/tmp/.net/machine/number-1" 
with protocol lpd
4049134 103959-03 introduces new bug - can't pass SVR4-Extensions 
tojetadmin
4061420 An alert (mail) is send even after a fault is restored
4061486 SECURITY: auscert 12684, client can gain access to server 
without an account 

(from 102964-07)

4030199 Standard printer interface program script hard coded to century 19.

(from 102964-06)

4012285 nonexistent remote printer causes lpNet loop & fills log file
1257405 Print system treats jobs from NT as submitted by root
1262253 Control file contains incorrect data file name when printing more than one file
4006868 lpstat -p command exhausts system memory if options are used incorrectly
4007891 printjobs are hanging in the queue
1255967 PCNFSPRO LPD print server hungs randomly
4008193 interface program inserts ^m before %!PS-ADOBE - Jobs look like ASCII to printer

(from 102964-05)

1241998 lpsched hangs at random times and has to be killed
1249064 lpsched hangs with PC-NFS clients
1233047 lp doesn't consider the secondary group of a user to print to a local
printer
1257405 Print system treats jobs from NT as submitted by root
4004517 lpstat, lpq hangs in environment with many remote printers configures

(from 102964-04)

1260585 lpNet core every 30 seconds in s_get_status with 101959-06 installed
1258376 lpNet core, when executing get_status()
1237991 debug lpsched crashes in mwrite printing to remote printers on Microplex boxes
1261137 lpNet logfile produces error messages: < hostname> NAKed by remote lpd
1263668 lpsched and lpNet log files have userid/machine name in build info
1263675 To comply with RFC 1179 (l flag), remove catv filter option
1263686 Using freed MESG structures causing lpsched to core dump

(from 102964-03)

1230941 job processed incorrectly from Windows NT to SPARCprinter E on Solaris 5.4
1231385 Solaris 2.X print server does not accept control file from Computerm BSD client
1228202 lpsched dies intermittently with signal 11 and core dumps
1210760 lpsched dies when SIGTHAW is sent to it.
1214993 /usr/ucb/lpr -C can not print '-' character on burst page going to a remote prt
1223153 spooldir on printclient gets full if the spooldir on the printserver is to smal
1224549 If lpr(1B) is passed -C, -T, or -J without any arguments it core dumps
1221750 lprm from 5.4 print client fails when print job id is less than 100

(from 102964-02)

1202891 request creation failed (cf: 0 bytes) when printing over network
1220835 print jobs from a PC running chameleon software will not print under solaris 2.

(from 102964-01)

1210216 lp will print any file
1224086 security problem in lp subsystem allows client user to have euid of lp
1222271 lpr -i does not produce indentation
1210044 Printer Patch 101317-12 will not install via jumpstart

Patch Installation Instructions: 
-------------------------------- 
Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on
using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided
with each patch.  Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below.

Special Install Instructions: 
-----------------------------

NOTE1:		
Before installing this patch, stop lpsched.
After patch is installed, before restarting lpsched,in order to get the log
file mode fix, remove the lpsched and lpNet log files from /var/lp/logs.

After installing this patch on a print server, one should re-add any
filter definitions that have changed.  The following script can be used
to do this task:
 
#!/bin/sh
cd /etc/lp/fd
for filt in *.fd
do
fname=`basename $filt .fd`
lpfilter -f $fname -x
lpfilter -f $fname -F $filt
done