Patch-ID# 105965-03 Keywords: security vi tag -t edit exrecover Synopsis: SunOS 5.5: vi/ex/edit/view/vedit patch Date: Sep/10/2001 Solaris Release: 2.5 SunOS Release: 5.5 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 105966 Topic: SunOS 5.5: vi/ex/edit/view/vedit patch Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 4066281 4161925 4221158 4364594 Changes incorporated in this version: 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/bin/edit /usr/bin/ex /usr/bin/vedit /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/view /usr/lib/exrecover /usr/xpg4/bin/edit /usr/xpg4/bin/ex /usr/xpg4/bin/vedit /usr/xpg4/bin/vi /usr/xpg4/bin/view Problem Description: Patch rebuilt to resolve permissions issue. (from 105965-02) 4364594 *vi* vi unsafely uses temporary files 4221158 *vi* vi seg faults when .exrc has set dir = > 35 char. NFS path 4161925 *exrecover* exrecover does not need to be set-uid root. (from 105965-01) 4066281 *vi* -t search for a nonexistent tag is VERY slow for large tag 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. README -- Last modified date: Monday, September 10, 2001