Patch-ID# 108163-08
Keywords: security itos() temp multibyte POSIX
Synopsis: SunOS 5.7_x86: jsh, rsh, ksh, rksh, sh Patch
Date: Feb/26/2003

Install Requirements: None                      
Solaris Release: 7_x86

SunOS Release: 5.7_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 108162

Topic: SunOS 5.7_x86: jsh, rsh, ksh, rksh, sh Patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4140307 4215604 4223444 4265262 4300733 4313399 4375814 4392404 4457880 4477619 4524694 4750637

Changes incorporated in this version: 4750637

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 108417-02

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/sbin/jsh
/sbin/sh
/usr/bin/jsh
/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/rksh
/usr/bin/sh
/usr/lib/rsh

Problem Description:

4750637 ksh script hangs because child process sleeps in write system call.
 
(from 108163-07)
 
4524694 *ksh* Race condition in i/o redirection and SIGCHLD
 
(from 108163-06)
 
4223444 *ksh* using  control Z under ksh does not work well with vi
 
(from 108163-05)
 
4375814 signal 18 gives strange output in Solaris 7
4140307 *ksh* does not know exit status of completed children
4457880 *ksh* fix for 4140307 is incomplete
 
(from 108163-04)
 
4392404 */bin/sh*  creates predictable tempfiles for here-documents
 
(from 108163-03)
 
4300733 *sh* LD_PRELOAD libC.so.5 causes SEGV because sh defines local malloc
 
(from 108163-02)
 
4313399 sh: builtin read doesn't correctly work for multibyte characters
 
(from 108163-01)
 
4215604 /bin/sh breaks when large pids are used
 
(from 108417-02)
 
4477619 ksh creates predictable tempfiles for here-documents
 
(from 108417-01)
 
4265262 ksh: traps set within non-POSIX functions override

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
Reboot system after patch installation.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, February 26, 2003

