Patch-ID# 108985-03 Keywords: security in.rshd rsh remuser getstr Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: /usr/sbin/in.rshd patch Date: Jun/25/2001 Solaris Release: 8 SunOS Release: 5.8 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 108986 Topic: SunOS 5.8: /usr/sbin/in.rshd patch NOTE: Refer to Special Install Instructions section for IMPORTANT specific information on this patch. Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 4158689 4305888 4324375 4335632 Changes incorporated in this version: 4324375 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: 111327-02 or greater Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /usr/sbin/in.rshd Problem Description: 4324375 rsh to machine with two interfaces on same subnet has problems with firewall. (from 108985-02) 4335632 in.rshd allows connections from unprivileged ports (from 108985-01) 4305888 fix regression introduced by bugfix 4158689 4158689 rshd not supporting remote user id character lengths of 15. Docs say it should. 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 7-8 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: ----------------------------- NOTE: To get the complete fix for 4324375 (rsh to machine with two interfaces on same subnet has problems with firewall), one needs to install the following patches: 111327-02 (or newer) /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1 patch 109326-05 (or newer) /usr/include/netdb.h patch README -- Last modified date: Monday, June 25, 2001