Patch-ID# 113924-02
Keywords: security font server
Synopsis: X11 6.6.1_x86: security font server patch
Date: Dec/18/2002

Install Requirements: None                      
Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: X11

Unbundled Release: 6.6.1_x86

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as 113923

Topic: 

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4764193

Changes incorporated in this version: 4764193

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/openwin/bin/xfs

Problem Description:

4764193 CERT Advisory CA-2002-34: xfs crashes on bad request (refix)
 
(from 113924-01)
4764193 xfs crashes on bad request

Patch Installation Instructions:
-------------------------------- 
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:
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The X Window System Font Server, xfs, is normally started automatically
from inetd on Solaris when a request for a font service is received.
Therefore, to protect a running system against bug 4764193, after
installing this patch, you must either reboot or stop all running xfs
instances.  Xsun clients using the font server will detect the font
server shutdown and reconnect automatically to a new instance of the
font server. Unfortunately, some other font clients, such as some
versions of Xvnc, will not reconnect automatically and will need to be
stopped before killing the font server and restarted again after the
font server is restarted.  (If xfs is still being run from inetd, inetd
will automatically restart on the first connection attempt.)
 
To kill the font server, as root, run the command: 
 
pkill -x xfs

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, March 28, 2003

