Patch-ID# 101512-34
Keywords: XView, Jumbo, Patch security
Synopsis: OpenWindows 3.3: XView jumbo patch
Date: Apr/26/95
Solaris Release: 2.3
SunOS Release: 5.3
Unbundled Product: OpenWindows
Unbundled Release: 3.3
Relevant Architectures: sparc
BugId's fixed with this patch: 1067694 1068172 1110936 1122244 1122353 1134887 1136974 1137683 1140250 1142387 1148724 1149470 1149528 1149957 1153330 1143383 1053292 1127959 1158490 1158382 1145603 1161640 1161924 1169106 1161700 1150401 1172369 1172611 1173416 1170480 1170478 1174429 1173869 1177608 1146412 1182279 1185579 1123900 1185419 1183183 1189000 1159648 1190675 1185903 1195849 1194247
Changes incorporated in this version: 1194247
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/openwin/lib/libp/libxview.a
/usr/openwin/lib/libxview.a
/usr/openwin/lib/libxview.so.3
/usr/openwin/share/include/xview/textsw.h
/usr/openwin/share/include/xview/xv_version.h
Problem Description:
Fullscreen failed causes the fullscreen mode won't match real status.
Incorporated from 101512-31:
1143383 AT101 keyboards do not work with applications with menu accelerators
1067694 XView (OpenWindows) runs into menu file limit
1068172 mailing text containing certain control characters fails
1110936 Single char text fields don't work when wide characters inserted
1122244 textedit -read_only goes into infinite loop
1122353 textedit hangs when selecting and copying more than 1 page of text
1134887 PANEL_VALUE_STORED_LENGTH not compatible with OW-2.0
1136974 paste/find gets confused and uses stale value
1137683 Title contain ASCII > 127 run on 2.2 display on 2.1 show No Name
1140250 xv_destroy() on top level menu w/pullright submenus can cause SEGV
1142387 SunNet Manager browser does not display log data
1148724 Destroying an active menu in stay-up mode causes core dump.
1149470 w/patch #100989 or 101256, can not display Japanese on term pane.
1149528 XView patch 100452-51 breaks SunNet Manager
1149957 textsw in xview 3.2 and 3.3 has severe memory leak
1153330 after some time the aioserver hangs
1053292 shelltool doesn't report correct screen size
1127959 xview: spot help all tools windows displays header of tool named in English
1158490 mailtool dumps core when typing keyboard accelerator
1158382 pinned menu is always 'busy' when setting PANEL_CHOICE_STACK
1145603 There is a memory leak in p_txt.c of XView library
1161640 If MENU_VALUE is set to other than an XView object can
cause core dump
1161924 editing near the end of a textinput item that is scrolling
is broken
1169106 Moving mouse caret on panel_text causes i18n xview application to crash
1161700 gauge readings are wrong
1150401 Setting PANEL_VALUE_DISPLAY_LENGTH of panel numeric text isn't working
1172369 Unable to get contents of CLIPBOARD selection if set XV_SHOW to False and True
1172611 Setting PANEL_VALUE_DISPLAY_LENGTH of panel slider text isn't working
1173416 Data could be dropped on hidden textsw
1170480 patch 101615-02 & patch 101318-50 break the "who" command due to a bug in libxview.
1170478 PANEL_CHOICE doesn't display PANEL_CHOICE_STRINGS which is set NULL
1174429 After installed the patch 101512, PANEL_VALUE_DISPLAY_LENGTH has
different behavor.
1173869 Copy/Cut & Paste writes data info into /tmp/winselection, causing security hole
1177608 XView selections don't work in ja locale with MAE
1146412 Under CDE Xview Apps will not come up in desired works.
1182279 When installing 101512-22, textpane doesn't display Kanji menu.
1185579 Commit data in panel_text by mouse clock causes core dump.
1123900 textsw deos not display more than 200 chars in one line.
1185419 Setting PANEL_VALUE during conversion ON causes core dump
1183183 Wrong garbage Kanji characters is drawn onto shelltool.
1189000 clearing data in a PANEL_TEXT item via PANEL_VALUE causes codeset error
1159648 telnet session from cmdtool exit when pressing control+2 or compose char
1190675 TEXTSW scrollbar doesn't move by textsw_insert()
1185903 Committing data in PANEL_TEXT item via click can erase the label.
1194247 ESC#500560 xview pastes twice into rlogin cmdtool
Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
Generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts are provided
within each patch package with instructions appended to this section.
Other specific or unique installation instructions may also be
necessary and should be described below.
Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
None.
Instructions to install patch using "installpatch"
--------------------------------------------------
1. Become super-user.
2. Apply the patch by typing:
//installpatch /
where is the directory containing the patch and
is the patch number. must be a full path name.
Example:
# /tmp/123456-01/installpatch /tmp/123456-01
3. If any errors are reported, see "Patch Installation Errors" in
the Command Descriptions section below.
Rebooting the system or restarting the application after a successful
patch installation is usually necessary to utilize patch.
NOTE: On client server machines the patch package is NOT applied
to existing clients or to the client root template space.
Therefore, when appropriate, ALL CLIENT MACHINES WILL NEED
THE PATCH APPLIED DIRECTLY USING THIS SAME INSTALLPATCH
METHOD ON THE CLIENT. See the next section for instructions
for installing a patch on a client.
Instructions for installing a patch on a diskless or dataless client
--------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Before applying the patch, the following command must be executed
on the server to give the client read-only, root access to the
exported /usr file system so that the client can execute the
pkgadd command:
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /export/exec/Solaris_2.1_sparc.all/usr
The command:
share -F nfs -o ro,root= \
/export/exec/Solaris_2.1_sparc.all/usr
accomplishes the same goal, but only gives root access to the
client specified in the command.
2. Login to the client system and become super-user.
3. Continue with step 2 in the "Instructions to install patch using
installpatch" section above.
Instructions for backing out patch using "backoutpatch"
-------------------------------------------------------
1. Become super-user.
2. Change directory to /var/sadm/patch:
cd /var/sadm/patch
3. Backout patch by typing:
/backoutpatch
where is the patch number.
Example:
# 123456-01/backoutpatch 123456-01
4. If any errors are reported, see "Patch Backout Errors" in
the Command Descriptions section below.
Instructions for identifying patches installed on system:
----------------------------------------------------------
Type:
installpatch -p
This command produces a list of the patch IDs of the patches that
are currently applied to the system. When executed with the -p
option, the installpatch command does not modify the system in
any way.
Command Descriptions
--------------------
NAME
installpatch - apply patch package to Solaris 2.x system
backoutpatch - remove patch package from Solaris 2.x system
SYNOPSIS
installpatch [-u] [-d]
backoutpatch
DESCRIPTION
These installation and backout utilities apply only to
Solaris 2.x associated patches. They do not apply to Solaris
1.x associated patches. These utilities are currently only
provided with each patch package and are not included with
the standard Solaris 2.x release software.
OPTIONS
installpatch
-u unconditional install, do not verify file attributes
-d do not save original files being replaced
-p print a list of the patches currently applied on the system
DIAGNOSTICS
Patch Installation Errors:
--------------------------
Error message: Patch has already been applied.
Explanation and recommended action: This patch has already been
applied to the system. If the patch has to be reapplied
for some reason, backout the patch and then reapply it.
Error message: This patch is obsoleted by a patch which has
already been applied to this system. Application of this
patch would leave the system in an inconsistent state.
Patch installation is aborted.
Explanation and recommended action: Occasionally, a patch
is replaced by a new patch which incorporates the bug fixes
in the old patch and supplies additional fixes also. At
this time, the earlier patch is no longer made available
to users. The second patch is said to "obsolete" the
first patch. However, it is possible that some users
may still have the earlier patch and try to apply it to
a system on which the later patch is already applied.
If the obsoleted patch were allowed to be applied, the
additional fixes supplied by the later patch would no
longer be available, and the system would be left in an
inconsistent state. This error message indicates that
the user attempted to install an obsoleted patch. There
is no need to apply this patch because the later patch
has already supplied the fix.
Error message: The packages to be patched are not installed on
this system.
Explanation and recommended action: None of the packages
to be updated by this patch are installed on the system.
Therefore, this patch cannot be applied to the system.
Error message: This patch is not applicable to client systems.
Explanation and recommended action: The patch is only
applicable to servers and standalone machines. Attempting
to apply this patch to a client system will have no effect on
the system.
Error message: The /usr/sbin/pkgadd command is not executable.
Explanation and recommended action: The /usr/sbin/pkgadd
command cannot be executed. The most likely cause of this
is that installpatch is being run on a diskless or dataless
client and the /usr file system was not exported with
root access to the client. See the section above on
"Instructions for installing a patch on a diskless or
dataless client".
Error message: Patch directory is not of expected format.
Explanation and recommended action: The patch directory
supplied as an argument to installpatch did not contain
any patch packages. Verify that the argument supplied
to installpatch is correct.
Error message: The following validation errors were found:
Explanation and recommended action: Before applying the patch,
the patch application script verifies that the current
versions of the files to be patched have the expected
fcs checksums and attributes. If a file to be patched has
been modified by the user, the user is notified of this
fact. The user then has the opportunity to save the
file and make a similar change to the patched version.
For example, if the user has modified /etc/inet/inetd.conf
and /etc/inet/inetd.conf is to be replaced by the patch,
the user can save the locally modified /etc/inet/inetd.conf
file and make the same modification to the new file
after the patch is applied. After the user has noted all
validation errors and taken the appropriate action for
each one, the user should re-run installpatch using
the "-u" (for "unconditional") option. This time, the
patch installation will ignore validation errors and
install the patch anyway.
Error message: Insufficient space in /var/sadm to save old files.
Explanation and recommended action: There is insufficient
space in the /var/sadm directory to save old files.
The user has two options for handling this problem:
(1) generate additional disk space by deleting unneeded
files, or (2) override the saving of the old files by
using the "-d" (do not save) option when running installpatch.
However if the user elects not to save the old versions of
the files to be patched, backoutpatch CANNOT be used.
One way to regain space on a system is to remove the
save area for previously applied patches. Once the user
has decided that it is unlikely that a patch will be
backed out, the user can remove the files that were saved
by installpatch. The following commands should be executed
to remove the saved files for patch xxxxxx-yy:
cd /var/sadm/patch/xxxxxx-yy
rm -r save/*
rm .oldfilessaved
After these commands have been executed, patch xxxxxx-yy can
no longer be backed out.
Error message: Save of old files failed.
Explanation and recommended action: Before applying the patch,
the patch installation script uses cpio to save the old
versions of the files to be patched. This error message
means that the cpio failed. The output of the cpio
would have been preceded this message. The user should
take the appropriate action to correct the cpio failure.
A common reason for failure will be insufficient disk
space to save the old versions of the files. The user
has two options for handling insufficient disk space:
(1) generate additional disk space by deleting unneeded
files, or (2) override the saving of the old files by
using the "-d" option when running installpatch. However
if the user elects not to save the old versions of the
files to be patched, the patch CANNOT be backed out.
Error message: Pkgadd of package failed. See
/tmp/log. for reason for failure.
Explanation and recommended action: The installation of one of
patch packages failed. Any previously installed packages
in the patch should have been removed. See the log file
for the reason for failure. Correct the problem and
re-apply the patch.
Error message: error while adding patch to root template
Explanation and recommended action: The install script
determined this system to be a client server. The attempt
to apply the patch package to the appropriate root
template space located under /export/root/templates
failed unexpectedly. Check the log file for any failure
messages. Correct the problem and re-apply the patch.
Patch Backout Errors:
---------------------
Error message: Patch has not been applied to this system.
Explanation and recommended action: The user has attempted to back
out a patch that was never applied to this system. It is
possible that the patch was applied, but that the patch
directory /var/sadm/patch/ was deleted somehow.
If this is the case, the patch cannot be backed out. The
user may have to restore the original files from the
initial installation CD.
Error message: Patch was installed without backing up the
original files. It cannot be backed out.
Explanation and recommended action: Either the -d option of
installpatch was set when the patch was applied, or the save
area of the patch was deleted to regain space. As a result, the
original files are not saved and backoutpatch cannot be used. The
original files can only be recovered from the original
installation CD.
Error message: Pkgrm of package failed. See
/var/sadm/patch//log for reason for failure.
Explanation and recommended action: The removal of one of
patch packages failed. See the log file
for the reason for failure. Correct the problem and
run the backout script again.
Error message: Restore of old files failed.
Explanation and recommended action: The backout script uses the
cpio command to restore the previous versions of the files
that were patched. The output of the cpio command should
have preceded this message. The user should take the
appropriate action to correct the cpio failure.
KNOWN PROBLEMS:
On client server machines the patch package is NOT applied
to existing clients or to the client root template space.
Therefore, when appropriate, ALL CLIENT MACHINES WILL NEED
THE PATCH APPLIED DIRECTLY USING THIS SAME INSTALLPATCH
METHOD ON THE CLIENT. See instructions above for
applying patches to a client.
After a patch package has been installed pkginfo(1) will
not recognize the SUNW_PATCHID macro in the patch package
pkginfo file. Instead, to identify patches installed on
the system use the grep command method described in the
patch README.
The pkgadd command shipped with Solaris 2.1 fails (drops core
without any error message) when there are more than 100
entries in the /etc/mnttab file. This means that installpatch
can fail, because it uses pkgadd. Since this is very likely on
any big system with lots of automounts, ANY patch could fail.
Applying patch 100901-01 fixes this problem (the README for
patch 100901 mentions shutting down the automounter while
applying it).
SEE ALSO
pkgadd(1), pkgchk(1), pkgrm(1), pkginfo(1)