Patch-ID# 103738-14 Keywords: security syslogd core lookup EUC ja 8-bit limit pipe HUP loghost Synopsis: SunOS 5.5.1: /usr/sbin/syslogd patch Date: Feb/14/00 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 4203000 4205815 4260439 4297600 Changes incorporated in this version: 4297600 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: 4297600 Newly patched syslogd gives t_sndudata error and crashes with SEGV (from 103738-13) 4260439 kill -HUP to syslogd doesn't close open files redux (from 103738-12) 4203000 syslogd dumps core by sending SIGHUP on Solaris 2.5.1 with the patch 103738-08 (from 103738-11) 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 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, leaves core files. 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: ----------------------------- None.