Patch-ID# 103738-11
Keywords: security syslogd core lookup EUC ja 8-bit limit pipe HUP loghost
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5.1: /usr/sbin/syslogd patch
Date: Apr/05/99

Solaris Release: 2.5.1

SunOS Release: 5.5.1

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 103739

Topic: SunOS 5.5.1: /usr/sbin/syslogd patch

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1139854 1244433 1249320 4011494 4028379 4051639 4101189 4102460 4107954 4140423 4154248 4205815 

Changes incorporated in this version: 4205815

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:

/usr/sbin/syslogd

Problem Description:

4205815 syslogd: can't handle repeated message correctly

(from 103738-10)

4011494  Wrong host name in loghost log if network msgs arrive close together

(from 103738-09)

4140423 syslogd consumes far too much CPU

(from 103738-08)

4154248 when outputting to a pipe and when the pipe gets full, syslogd stops and never restarts

(from 103738-07)

4101189 syslogd dumping core because of messages from "ip" module

(from 103738-06)

4102460 syslogd intermittently stops accepting information
4107954 kill -HUP to syslogd doesn't close open files

(from 103738-05)

4051639 Named pipe in syslog hangs until end is attached.

(from 103738-04)

1139854 syslogd only handles a maximum of 20 facilities

(from 103738-03)

4028379 syslogd broken for 8 bit messages

(from 103738-02)

1244433 Solaris2.5, `syslogd` can't handle/pass EUC japanese code, full 8 bit code. Solaris2.3: syslog(3) can't output japanese language

(from 103738-01)

1249320 *syslogd* syslog is dying randomly in Solaris 2.5, leaves core files.


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