Patch-ID# 110899-10
Keywords: security csh pfcsh tmpfiles eacces cores errors env chars
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: csh/pfcsh patch
Date: Sep/01/2004


Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 110898

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: csh/pfcsh patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1227664 4198269 4302461 4374736 4384080 4402562 4404641 4407470 4407491 4479584 4494351 4708902

Changes incorporated in this version: 4407491

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/csh
/usr/bin/pfcsh

Problem Description:

4407491 pfsh does not seem to be able to locate an executable in cur. directory
 
(from 110899-09)
 
4198269 *csh* redirection of stdout works inconsistently
 
(from 110899-08)
 
4479584 *csh* needs longer PATH
 
(from 110899-07)
 
4407470 profile shell symbolic link processing sent wrong $0
 
(from 110899-06)
 
4708902 *csh* cannot handle changing fd limit.
 
(from 110899-05)
 
4302461 seg fault when file descriptors are set to 8192
 
(from 110899-04)
 
4494351 *csh* csh scripts using an array leaks memory
1227664 csh doesn't use the correct prototype definition for vfork
 
(from 110899-03)
 
4374736 *csh* cores when trying to echo env var > 1024 chars set in Bourne shell
4402562 *csh* does not report errors it detects.
 
(from 110899-02)
 
4404641 csh scripts leak memory when EACCES occurs
 
(from 110899-01)
 
4384080 *csh* creates predictable tmpfiles for here documents

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:
-----------------------------
 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, September 1, 2004

