Patch-ID# 116559-01
Keywords: security powerd pmconfig
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: powerd pmconfig patch
Date: Jul/16/2004


Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 116560

Topic: SunOS 5.9:

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4706727 4724465 4725193 4725195 4733462 4858600 4858604

Changes incorporated in this version: 4706727 4724465 4725193 4725195 4733462 
4858600 4858604

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 112233-12 or greater

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/power/powerd
/usr/sbin/pmconfig

Problem Description:

4706727 possible stack overflow in powerd
4724465 pmconfig keyword handling is too liberal
4725193 pmconfig should limit conf file open to real user
4725195 powerd runs with user's cred if started by pmconfig
4733462 pmconfig on 5.9 has some security issues
4858600 pmconfig treats a user with no passwd entry as if they are root
4858604 pmconfig cites wrong file in error messages

Patch Installation Instructions:
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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:
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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, July 16, 2004