diff --git a/en/releases/4.6.2R/errata.html b/en/releases/4.6.2R/errata.html index 5dacd154ec..e1182a6853 100644 --- a/en/releases/4.6.2R/errata.html +++ b/en/releases/4.6.2R/errata.html @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

$FreeBSD: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml,v - 1.1.2.80 2002/08/19 17:39:41 bmah Exp $
+ 1.1.2.81 2002/09/05 15:35:57 bmah Exp $


@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ file descriptors by set-user-id or set-group-id programs). An error has been discovered in the bugfix; it is still possible for systems using + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=procfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> procfs(5) or + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=linprocfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> linprocfs(5) to be exploited. A revised version of security advisory Badly-formed NFS packets could trigger a buffer overflow in + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcpdump&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> tcpdump(1). For a fix to this problem, see security advisory

+ "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ktrace&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> ktrace(1) can be used to trace the operation of formerly-privileged processes. This @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ 4.6.2-RELEASE.

A race condition in + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pppd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> pppd(8) can be used to change the permissions of an arbitrary file. For more @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ 4.6.2-RELEASE.

A bug in + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=kqueue&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> kqueue(2) could allow local users to panic a system. Correction information is @@ -220,17 +220,17 @@ will function correctly.

On the alpha platform, the + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=de&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> de(4) and + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=txp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> txp(4) drivers were moved from the boot kernel on the floppy images to modules on the mfsroot floppy. This change was made in order to get the alpha kernel to fit onto the boot floppy. It should be transparent to all users, as + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> sysinstall(8) will automatically load any kernel modules it finds on the sysmouse device supported by + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=moused&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> moused(8). The binary packages on the CDROMs and the FTP sites incoporate this @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ 52x, and 56x CDROM drives, as well as the Mitsumi Slim CRMC-SR242S CDROM drive. A typical symptom is the following error message on the console and/or + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dmesg&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> dmesg(8) buffer (sometimes accompanied by a kernel panic):

@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@

In some cases, this bug can prevent installation of FreeBSD from an affected CDROM drive. It can cause + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> sysinstall(8) to hang while extracting distribution files from CD media.

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@

The second part of the workaround takes place after completing the CDROM installation (or a successful source upgrade). It consists of configuring the + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> ata(4) driver so that future CDROM reads work correctly:

@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ -

This problem was fixed in FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE on 31 July - 2002, as well as FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE.

+

This problem was fixed in FreeBSD 4.7-PRERELEASE on 31 + July 2002, as well as FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE.

Due to a bug in the release generation process, some of the directories under /usr/share/examples/cvsup). A partial workaround is to install the sshare distribution via + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> sysinstall(8) (from the main menu, choose share). /usr/src/share/examples will then contain the missing files. This problem was corrected in FreeBSD - 4.6-STABLE on 16 July 2002, as well as FreeBSD + 4.7-PRERELEASE on 16 July 2002, as well as FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE.

The item in the ``Filesystems'' section of the release @@ -376,6 +376,27 @@ occasional filesystem corruption if the system is shut down immediately after performing heavy filesystem activities, such as installing a new kernel or other software.''

+ +

Due to an omission, pkg_add -r + on 4.6-RELEASE or 4.6.2-RELEASE may attempt to fetch + packages built for FreeBSD -STABLE, rather than for the + appropriate release. As a workaround, set the PACKAGESITE environment variable + appropriately before invoking + pkg_add(1). For example, + a + csh(1) user on + 4.6.2-RELEASE could use:

+
+    % setenv PACKAGESITE \
+    ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.6.2-release/Latest/
+

diff --git a/en/releases/4.6R/errata.html b/en/releases/4.6R/errata.html index 5dacd154ec..e1182a6853 100644 --- a/en/releases/4.6R/errata.html +++ b/en/releases/4.6R/errata.html @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

$FreeBSD: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml,v - 1.1.2.80 2002/08/19 17:39:41 bmah Exp $
+ 1.1.2.81 2002/09/05 15:35:57 bmah Exp $


@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ file descriptors by set-user-id or set-group-id programs). An error has been discovered in the bugfix; it is still possible for systems using + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=procfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> procfs(5) or + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=linprocfs&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> linprocfs(5) to be exploited. A revised version of security advisory Badly-formed NFS packets could trigger a buffer overflow in + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcpdump&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> tcpdump(1). For a fix to this problem, see security advisory

+ "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ktrace&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> ktrace(1) can be used to trace the operation of formerly-privileged processes. This @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ 4.6.2-RELEASE.

A race condition in + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pppd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> pppd(8) can be used to change the permissions of an arbitrary file. For more @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ 4.6.2-RELEASE.

A bug in + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=kqueue&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> kqueue(2) could allow local users to panic a system. Correction information is @@ -220,17 +220,17 @@ will function correctly.

On the alpha platform, the + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=de&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> de(4) and + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=txp&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> txp(4) drivers were moved from the boot kernel on the floppy images to modules on the mfsroot floppy. This change was made in order to get the alpha kernel to fit onto the boot floppy. It should be transparent to all users, as + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> sysinstall(8) will automatically load any kernel modules it finds on the sysmouse device supported by + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=moused&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> moused(8). The binary packages on the CDROMs and the FTP sites incoporate this @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ 52x, and 56x CDROM drives, as well as the Mitsumi Slim CRMC-SR242S CDROM drive. A typical symptom is the following error message on the console and/or + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=dmesg&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> dmesg(8) buffer (sometimes accompanied by a kernel panic):

@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@

In some cases, this bug can prevent installation of FreeBSD from an affected CDROM drive. It can cause + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> sysinstall(8) to hang while extracting distribution files from CD media.

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@

The second part of the workaround takes place after completing the CDROM installation (or a successful source upgrade). It consists of configuring the + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> ata(4) driver so that future CDROM reads work correctly:

@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ -

This problem was fixed in FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE on 31 July - 2002, as well as FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE.

+

This problem was fixed in FreeBSD 4.7-PRERELEASE on 31 + July 2002, as well as FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE.

Due to a bug in the release generation process, some of the directories under /usr/share/examples/cvsup). A partial workaround is to install the sshare distribution via + "http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable"> sysinstall(8) (from the main menu, choose share). /usr/src/share/examples will then contain the missing files. This problem was corrected in FreeBSD - 4.6-STABLE on 16 July 2002, as well as FreeBSD + 4.7-PRERELEASE on 16 July 2002, as well as FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE.

The item in the ``Filesystems'' section of the release @@ -376,6 +376,27 @@ occasional filesystem corruption if the system is shut down immediately after performing heavy filesystem activities, such as installing a new kernel or other software.''

+ +

Due to an omission, pkg_add -r + on 4.6-RELEASE or 4.6.2-RELEASE may attempt to fetch + packages built for FreeBSD -STABLE, rather than for the + appropriate release. As a workaround, set the PACKAGESITE environment variable + appropriately before invoking + pkg_add(1). For example, + a + csh(1) user on + 4.6.2-RELEASE could use:

+
+    % setenv PACKAGESITE \
+    ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.6.2-release/Latest/
+