Patch-ID# 109321-12
Keywords: security in.lpd core printd jobs setuid initgroups lpr ioctl lpstat
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: LP Patch
Date: Aug/23/2004


Install Requirements: See Special Install Instructions                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109320

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: LP Patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4187773 4188167 4235953 4260829 4263321 4265529 4281487 4302705 4303242 4307689 4309558 4310991 4319723 4324679 4325537 4337699 4342893 4343460 4351942 4367433 4374037 4381196 4383387 4386671 4390810 4411642 4422628 4434247 4446925 4488655 4499302 4501950 4504977 4512799 4529640 4640166 4648825 4697460 4704812 4704824 4705899 4705911 4705947 4705948 4714952 4761753 4761791 4809690 4902916 4930119 4986866

Changes incorporated in this version: 4761791 4930119 4986866

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: 

/etc/security/exec_attr
/usr/bin/lp
/usr/bin/lpstat
/usr/lib/libprint.so.2
/usr/lib/lp/bin/netpr
/usr/lib/lp/local/lpadmin
/usr/lib/lp/local/lpmove
/usr/lib/lp/local/lpstat
/usr/lib/lp/lpsched
/usr/lib/lp/model/netstandard
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint.ps
/usr/lib/lp/postscript/postreverse
/usr/lib/print/bsd-adaptor/bsd_cascade.so.1
/usr/lib/print/bsd-adaptor/bsd_lpsched.so.1
/usr/lib/print/conv_fix
/usr/lib/print/in.lpd
/usr/sadm/admin/printmgr/lib/libpmgr.so.1
/usr/sbin/lpadmin
/usr/sbin/lpmove
/usr/ucb/lpc

Problem Description:

4761791 default timeout in netpr should be initialized
4930119 Network printer timeout does not reset on fault clearance
4986866 lpmove incorrectly reports usage error for remote print jobs
 
(from 109321-11)
 
4307689 printd slowly consumes all of swap
4809690 submitted print jobs don't seem to disappear after printing
 
(from 109321-10)
 
BAD PATCH - This revision was bad patched due to missing binary deliverables.
 
(from 109321-09)
 
4697460 hanging printd should not block all printjobs to remote
4705948 conv_fix: unsafe use of fopen()
4705947 conv_fix: should use strlcat
 
(from 109321-08)
 
4902916 cancel cmd does not work well with RBAC Printer Management
 
(from 109321-07)
 
4648825 Printer Management profile in exec_attr file is ineffective
4704812 lpstat: cftime() is deprecated in favor of strftime()
4704824 lpstat: potential buffer overrun
4705899 libprint:nss_write.c uses fopen() to create temp file
4705911 lib/print/job.c: makes unsafe use of access()
4714952 bsd-gw gives "dfAnnnhostname file exists" from a previous job
4761753 filedescriptor "fd" is not closed in job_retrieve()
 
(from 109321-06)
 
4529640 Euro symbol not printing on postscript printers
4640166 lp:when hold a request during slow-filtering, a request could be canceled
 
(from 109321-05)
 
4422628 lpstat shows old ouput (host!user) for remote queues
4488655 lp translates backquote in filename to underscore
4499302 lpstat -p doesn't report the printer status correctly.
4501950 Solaris lpd Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
4504977 netpr uses 100% CPU if network printer disappears during printing
4512799 lp dumps core if more than 61 files are specified
 
(from 109321-04)
 
4309558 lp, lpstat and cancel: Inconsistent request-ID of moved jobs
4342893 lpsched exits with Memory allocation failed error message
4343460 problem handling interface script exit codes 1 to 127
4351942 lpstat consumes ~100% CPU in standalone mode
4367433 netpr stuck in endless loop when network printer is rebooted
4374037 Corrupted xfa files in /var/spool/print.
4381196 *postreverse* SEGV if file size is a multiple of the system pagesize
4383387 LP subsystem is vulnerable to printing any file readable by LP.
4386671 lpstat handles aliases differently in Solaris 7 and Solaris 8.
4390810 lpsched has trouble to handle BS2000 print jobs
4434247 lpmove cannot move jobs with job-id of 0 (zero)
4446925 *in.lpd* contains a remote exploitable overflow
 
(from 109321-03)
 
4411642 Regression in Bugfix 4303242
 
(from 109321-02)
 
4187773 lpmove corrupts request id
4303242 lpmove doesn't allow special character "-" in source
4319723 lpstat -a ignores aliases and secondary queue entries
4324679 lpstat formats output incorrectly when receiving data from Novell client
4325537 customer using sap and loosing print jobs..
4337699 cancel kills pid 99
 
(from 109321-01)
 
4188167 in.lpd core dumps every time when receiving job from a Stratus client
4235953 printd fails to start manually for jobs submitted with "lp -c"
4260829 Solaris printing does not support lpr -C for local printing
4263321 OW hang when running printd
4265529 lpstat order changes when print job is modified.
4281487 lpsched dies without error message
4302705 lp dumps core on client-side request-id collision
4310991 netpr: buffer overflow in netpr_send_message()

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:
-----------------------------
 
After Patch installation, the lpsched daemon should be stopped and
restarted.
 
         As root:
 
                  /etc/init.d/lp stop
                  /etc/init.d/lp start
 
NOTE: BugID 4153128 (lpsched(1M) sends mail to antiquated "system!user")
 
             Following installation of this patch, notification
             emails sent by the lpsched daemon will be only to users
             of the form user@hostname and not hostname!user as previously.

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, August 23, 2004

