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<h1 class="TITLE"><a name="AEN2">FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE
Errata</a></h1>
<h1 class="TITLE"><a id="AEN2" name="AEN2">FreeBSD
4.7-RELEASE Errata</a></h1>
<h3 class="CORPAUTHOR">The FreeBSD Project</h3>
<p class="COPYRIGHT">Copyright &copy; 2000, 2001, 2002 by
The FreeBSD Documentation Project</p>
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2003 by The FreeBSD Documentation Project</p>
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<blockquote class="ABSTRACT">
<div class="ABSTRACT">
<a name="AEN11"></a>
<a id="AEN12" name="AEN12"></a>
<p>This document lists errata items for FreeBSD
4.7-RELEASE, containing significant information
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<div class="SECT1">
<hr>
<hr />
<h1 class="SECT1"><a name="AEN14">1 Introduction</a></h1>
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN15" name="AEN15">1
Introduction</a></h1>
<p>This errata document contains ``late-breaking news''
about FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE. Before installing this version,
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will be out of date by definition, but other copies are
kept updated on the Internet and should be consulted as the
``current errata'' for this release. These other copies of
the errata are located at <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/" target=
"_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</a>, plus any sites
which keep up-to-date mirrors of this location.</p>
the errata are located at <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/"
target="_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</a>, plus
any sites which keep up-to-date mirrors of this
location.</p>
<p>Source and binary snapshots of FreeBSD 4-STABLE also
contain up-to-date copies of this document (as of the time
of the snapshot).</p>
<p>For a list of all FreeBSD CERT security advisories, see
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/" target=
"_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/</a> or <a href=
"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/" target=
"_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/</a>.</p>
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/"
target="_top">http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/</a> or <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/"
target="_top">ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/</a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="SECT1">
<hr>
<hr />
<h1 class="SECT1"><a name="AEN25">2 Security
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN26" name="AEN26">2 Security
Advisories</a></h1>
<p>Buffer overflows in kadmind(8) and k5admin could
potentially cause the administrative server to execute
arbitrary code. Bugfix and workaround information can be
found in security advisory <a href=
"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:40.kadmind.asc"
found in security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:40.kadmind.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-02:40</a>.</p>
<p>Errors in <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=smrsh&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class=
"REFENTRYTITLE">smrsh</span>(8)</span></a>, which could
allow users to circumvent restrictions on what programs can
be executed, were fixed in FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE. Because the
applicable security (<a href=
"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:41.smrsh.asc"
<p>Errors in <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=smrsh&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">smrsh</span>(8)</span></a>, which
could allow users to circumvent restrictions on what
programs can be executed, were fixed in FreeBSD
4.7-RELEASE. Because the applicable security advisory (<a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:41.smrsh.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-02:41</a>) was not issued after
the release, this fact was not included in the release
notes.</p>
<p>Buffer overflows in the DNS <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=resolver&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class=
"REFENTRYTITLE">resolver</span>(3)</span></a>, which could
cause some applications to fail, have been corrected. This
change was not mentioned in the release notes, as the
applicable security advisory (<a href=
"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:42.resolv.asc"
<p>Buffer overflows in the DNS <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=resolver&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">resolver</span>(3)</span></a>, which
could cause some applications to fail, have been corrected.
This change was not mentioned in the release notes, as the
applicable security advisory (<a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:42.resolv.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-02:42</a>) was not issued until
after the release.</p>
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class="APPLICATION">BIND</b> included with FreeBSD
4.7-RELEASE. More information, including bugfixes and
workaround suggestions, can be found in security advisory
<a href=
"ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:43.bind.asc"
<a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:43.bind.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-02:43</a>.</p>
<p>A file descriptor leak in the <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=fpathconf&sektion=2&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">fpathconf</span>(2)</span></a> system
call, can allow a local user to crash the system or cause a
privilege escalation. Bugfix information can be found in
security advisory <a
href="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:44.filedesc.asc"
target="_top">FreeBSD-SA-02:44</a>.</p>
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<div class="SECT1">
<hr>
<hr />
<h1 class="SECT1"><a name="AEN42">3 Late-Breaking
News</a></h1>
<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="AEN48" name="AEN48">3
Late-Breaking News</a></h1>
<p>Due to licensing issues uncovered late in FreeBSD
4.7-RELEASE's release cycle, the <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=matcd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class=
"REFENTRYTITLE">matcd</span>(4)</span></a> driver was
removed.</p>
<p>Due to concerns over the licensing terms for the <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=matcd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">matcd</span>(4)</span></a> driver
uncovered late in FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE's release cycle, the
<a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=matcd&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">matcd</span>(4)</span></a> driver was
removed. These issues are being addressed and this driver
may reappear in a future release of FreeBSD.</p>
<p>The <tt class="FILENAME">srelease</tt> distribution
contains object files for <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class=
"REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a> in the <tt
class="FILENAME">release/sysinstall</tt> directory. These
files were generated during the release building process
but, for some reason, were not removed from the
contains object files for <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysinstall&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">sysinstall</span>(8)</span></a> in
the <tt class="FILENAME">release/sysinstall</tt> directory.
These files were generated during the release building
process but, for some reason, were not removed from the
distribution files. They are harmless.</p>
<p>The <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/databases/rdfdb/pkg-descr">
<tt class="FILENAME">databases/rdfdb</tt></a> and <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/mail/ssmtp/pkg-descr">
<p>The <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/databases/rdfdb/pkg-descr">
<tt class="FILENAME">databases/rdfdb</tt></a> and <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/mail/ssmtp/pkg-descr">
<tt class="FILENAME">mail/ssmtp</tt></a> packages included
in the 4.7-RELEASE package set cannot be installed
correctly. A workaround is to build and install these
programs using the Ports Collection.</p>
<p>The <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/net/gnomeicu/pkg-descr">
<p>The <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/net/gnomeicu/pkg-descr">
<tt class="FILENAME">net/gnomeicu</tt></a> package included
in the 4.7-RELEASE package set may not run correctly, due
to a missing dependency on the <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/net/gnet/pkg-descr">
to a missing dependency on the <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/net/gnet/pkg-descr">
<tt class="FILENAME">net/gnet</tt></a> package. To work
around this problem, install <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/net/gnet/pkg-descr">
around this problem, install <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/net/gnet/pkg-descr">
<tt class="FILENAME">net/gnet</tt></a> either from a
package or the Ports Collection, preferably before
installing <a href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/net/gnomeicu/pkg-descr">
installing <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/net/gnomeicu/pkg-descr">
<tt class="FILENAME">net/gnomeicu</tt></a>.</p>
<p>The release notes for FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE incorrectly
stated that the <tt class="OPTION">-J</tt> option to <a
href=
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xargs&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span class=
"REFENTRYTITLE">xargs</span>(1)</span></a> is deprecated.
In fact, there are no plans to remove this option.</p>
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=xargs&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">xargs</span>(1)</span></a> is
deprecated. In fact, there are no plans to remove this
option.</p>
<p><a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ftpd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">ftpd</span>(8)</span></a> has a bug
in its virtual hosting function triggered if <tt
class="FILENAME">/etc/ftphosts</tt> defines a virtual host
whose IP address can resolve back to a hostname. In that
case the daemon will be exiting on <tt
class="LITERAL">SIGSEGV</tt> (signal 11) if started from <a
href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=inetd&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD+4.6-stable">
<span class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
class="REFENTRYTITLE">inetd</span>(8)</span></a>, or may
malfunction unpredictably if running stand-alone. This bug
has been fixed in FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE.</p>
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<p align="center"><small>This file, and other release-related
documents, can be downloaded from <a href=
"http://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/">http://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/</a>.</small></p>
documents, can be downloaded from <a
href="http://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/">http://snapshots.jp.FreeBSD.org/</a>.</small></p>
<p align="center"><small>For questions about FreeBSD, read the
<a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html">documentation</a>
before contacting &#60;<a href=
"mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>&#62;.</small></p>
before contacting &#60;<a
href="mailto:questions@FreeBSD.org">questions@FreeBSD.org</a>&#62;.</small></p>
<p align="center"><small><small>All users of FreeBSD 4-STABLE
should subscribe to the &#60;<a href=
"mailto:stable@FreeBSD.org">stable@FreeBSD.org</a>&#62; mailing
list.</small></small></p>
should subscribe to the &#60;<a
href="mailto:stable@FreeBSD.org">stable@FreeBSD.org</a>&#62;
mailing list.</small></small></p>
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