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Status: OBSOLETE

Patch Id: 105490-07

Summary: OBSOLETED by 107733

Date:  Dec/23/98

Installation Requirements:

Solaris Release: 2.6

Sun OS Release: 5.6

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 105491

Topic: 

SunOS 5.6: linker patch

Relevant Architecture: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch:

1046594 1182346 4008477 4044285 4050759 4058928 4062757 4064724 4066815 4067926 4068108 4069849 4074398 4075643 4079003 4079633 4081897 4084466 4085036 4085734 4088306 4092335 4092511 4092633 4093064 4095156 4095586 4096079 4096995 4097806 4099108 4099127 4099713 4100002 4102130 4102797 4104963 4105877 4106398 4107294 4107525 4108699 4108808 4110994 4112585 4114006 4116970 4118404 4121152 4121546 4122351 4124773 4126137 4126405 4127674 4128742 4128755 4129745 4134302 4134367 4135749 4141174 4143820 4145987 4150646 4153501 4156854 4159122 4160709 4161775 4165899 4168556 4176579

Changes incorporated in this version:

4176579

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

107733 on Jan/27/00

Files Included in this Patch: 

/etc/lib/ld.so.1
/etc/lib/libdl.so.1
/usr/bin/ldd
/usr/bin/pvs
/usr/bin/sotruss
/usr/bin/whocalls
/usr/ccs/bin/ar
/usr/ccs/bin/dump
/usr/ccs/bin/elfdump
/usr/ccs/bin/gprof
/usr/ccs/bin/ld
/usr/ccs/bin/mcs
/usr/ccs/bin/nm
/usr/ccs/bin/size
/usr/ccs/bin/strip
/usr/ccs/lib/libld.so.2
/usr/ccs/lib/liblddbg.so.4
/usr/ccs/lib/link_audit/ldprof.so.1
/usr/ccs/lib/link_audit/truss.so.1
/usr/ccs/lib/link_audit/who.so.1
/usr/demo/link_audit/00README
/usr/demo/link_audit/Makefile
/usr/demo/link_audit/man/dumpbind.man
/usr/demo/link_audit/man/perfcnt.man
/usr/demo/link_audit/man/sotruss.man
/usr/demo/link_audit/man/symbindrep.man
/usr/demo/link_audit/man/whocalls.man
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/bindings.c
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/bindings.h
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/dumpbind.c
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/env.c
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/env.h
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/hash.c
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/hash.h
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/mach.h
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/perfcnt.c
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/perfcnt.ksh
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/sotruss.ksh
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/symbindrep.c
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/symbindrep.ksh
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/truss.c
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/who.c
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/who.h
/usr/demo/link_audit/src/whocalls.ksh
/usr/include/dlfcn.h
/usr/include/gelf.h
/usr/include/libelf.h
/usr/include/link.h
/usr/include/proc_service.h
/usr/include/rtld_db.h
/usr/include/sys/elf.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_notes.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_386.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_M32.h
/usr/include/sys/elf_SPARC.h
/usr/include/sys/elftypes.h
/usr/include/sys/link.h
/usr/include/sys/machelf.h
/usr/lib/0@0.so.1
/usr/lib/ld.so
/usr/lib/ld.so.1
/usr/lib/lddstub
/usr/lib/libdl.so
/usr/lib/libdl.so.1
/usr/lib/libelf.a
/usr/lib/libelf.so
/usr/lib/libelf.so.1
/usr/lib/libldfeature.a
/usr/lib/libld.so.2
/usr/lib/liblddbg.so.4
/usr/lib/libldstab.so.1
/usr/lib/librtld.so.1
/usr/lib/librtld_db.so
/usr/lib/librtld_db.so.1
/usr/lib/llib-lelf.ln
/usr/lib/link_audit/ldprof.so.1
/usr/lib/link_audit/truss.so.1
/usr/lib/link_audit/who.so.1
/usr/xpg4/bin/ar
/usr/xpg4/bin/nm

Problem Description: 

4176579 problem loading dynamically linked libraries with setuid root

(from 105490-06)

4107294 contents of /usr/ccs/lib should be moved to /usr/lib and symlink created
4106398 size of .bss section is truncated
4110994 patch 103627-02 and 105490-02 breaks implicit arch dependence result from libs
4092633 rtld_db only returns link-map lists for ld.so.1 & base
4116970 gelf.h fails to compile under C++
4114006 dlopen() and symbol addressing failures
4118404 link_audit: pltglue applied on functions which don't need it.
1046594 RFE: allow multiple initializations of a COMMON block
4122351 need 64-bit port of rdb_demo
4121546 rtld_db: displaying 32bit link_maps from 64bit process is broken
4124773 ld has 2GB file size limit
4069849 mcs: multiple -a xxx with null .comment section is ignored
4105877 patch 103627-02 causes sources to core dump
4126137 EF_SPARC_SUN_US3 flag added to v9 ABI
4127674 dlopen() doesn't always use the correct link map
4129745 fix WDISP30 relocations won't reach errors on sparcv9
4099108 dladdr returns argv[0] in dli_fname
4121152 linker does not complain about type mismatches
4128742 register symbols are not implemented for sparc
4135749 gelf_getehdr segmentation faults
4141174 elf utilities are not consistent printing 64-bit fields
4143820 change to v9 ABI spec for PCPLT10 relocation
4145987 32-bit nlist(3E) on 64-bit object leaks fd's
4134302 dlopen/dlclose leaks memory
4134367 libthread panic: alloc_chunk due to too many open files
4128755 doreloc() is truncating relocation error messages...
4153501 patch 103627-02 causes ksh to core dump
4156854 Symbol yp_get_default_domain not found by the gethostent() function
4160709 dlopen() fails on library (libxil) built with -lthread
4161775 nm dumps core on ELF with no symbol table.
4159122 UNIX98:  dlclose() to invalid handle may dump core
4165899 ld execs 64-bit ld when linking Elf32, can break apps using procfs.
4168556 elfdump truncates 64-bit symbol values

(from 105490-05)

4150646 security bug 1241843 resurfaces in 2.6

(from 105490-04)

4112585 mcs -p fails on read-only binaries
4126405 compiling MSTC* test suites abort; Elf64_Half is not defined

(from 105490-03)

	This revision fixes a packaging issue with the previous rev
	where the header file /usr/include/sys/elftypes.h was
        omitted from the patch package.  No other bug fixes are
	being delivered.

(from 105490-02)

1182346 utilities need to use cplus_demangle from latest version of libC.so
4008477 change where executable finds its libraries without re-linking
4044285 combining relocation sections yields performance gain
4050759 /usr/ccs/bin/dump -sv or -r hit SIGBUS on -dn stripped binaries
4058928 segment reservations made too soon
4064724 linking against EM_SPARC32PLUS dynamic library results in a EM_SPARC32PLUS obj
4066815 GOT table on x86 has empty fields
4067926 strip breaks hard links
4068108 dlerror() messages printed to stderr durring link-auditing
4074398 2.4 app takes up 8X more space under 2.5.1
4075643 -zallextract can corrupt relocation section placement
4079003 multiplication fails intermittently with libthread linked against program
4079633 typo in new "gelf.h" wyoming header file
4081897 stripping shared object makes an illegal binary that crashes ld
4084466 elf32_newehdr() hangs in programs linked with libthread.
4085036 need lazy loading with Solaris
4085734 ld: V9 default load address is different to V8
4088306 introduce new section SHT_COMDAT
4092335 chkmesg not able to find xlate.c durring build of libelf
4092511 object size silently truncated to 32 bits
4093064 elfdump coredumps inside of syminfo processing
4095156 64-bit link auditing
4095586 need LD_PROFILE for 64-bit libraries
4096079 ABI requires HIX22 and LOX10 reloc types (Hal additions)
4096995 gelf needs to be made MT-safe
4097806 runtime linker references a unmapped address causing libthread panic
4099127 dlopen failure in link auditing context can be hazardous to your health
4099713 stripping and scoping create invalid init/fini dynamic tags.
4100002 /usr/ccs/bin/dump gives different results on 2.7 compared with 2.6
4102130 linker needs dependency search continuation
4102797 elftypes.h uses new 2.7 inttypes data structures
4104963 either EM_NUM or EM_SPARCV9 needs to change
4107525 locking in eprint() is incorrect; causes hangs on MT applications on 2.6
4108699 lazy loading can cause .init sections to fire off to soon.
4108808 text segment re-mapped read-write when not required

(from 105490-01)

4068108 dlerror() messages printed to stderr durring link-auditing
4062757 link auditing breaks apps using libdl

Revision History: 

105490-01

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