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Status: OBSOLETE

Patch Id: 112669-02

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Summary: Obsoleted by: 112669-03 SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/bin/gzip patch

Date:  Sep/28/2004

Installation Requirements:

NA

Solaris Release: 8_x86

Sun OS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 112668

Topic: 

SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/bin/gzip patch

Relevant Architecture: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4644742 4793452

Changes incorporated in this version:

4793452

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/usr/bin/gunzip
/usr/bin/gzcat
/usr/bin/gzcmp
/usr/bin/gzdiff
/usr/bin/gzexe
/usr/bin/gzgrep
/usr/bin/gzip
/usr/bin/gzless
/usr/bin/gzmore
/usr/bin/gznew
/usr/share/man/man1/gunzip.1
/usr/share/man/man1/gzcat.1
/usr/share/man/man1/gzcmp.1
/usr/share/man/man1/gzip.1
/usr/share/man/man1/gzless.1
/usr/share/man/man1/gzmore.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/COPYING
/usr/share/src/gzip/ChangeLog
/usr/share/src/gzip/INSTALL
/usr/share/src/gzip/Makefile.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/NEWS
/usr/share/src/gzip/README
/usr/share/src/gzip/THANKS
/usr/share/src/gzip/TODO
/usr/share/src/gzip/algorithm.doc
/usr/share/src/gzip/bits.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/configure
/usr/share/src/gzip/configure.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/deflate.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/getopt.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/getopt.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/getopt1.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzexe.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.doc
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.info
/usr/share/src/gzip/gzip.texi
/usr/share/src/gzip/inflate.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/lzw.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/revision.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/rpmatch.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/tailor.h
/usr/share/src/gzip/texinfo.tex
/usr/share/src/gzip/trees.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/unlzh.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/unlzw.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/unpack.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/unzip.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/util.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/yesno.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/zdiff.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/zgrep.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/zip.c
/usr/share/src/gzip/zless.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zless.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/zmore.1
/usr/share/src/gzip/zmore.in
/usr/share/src/gzip/znew.in

Problem Description: 

4793452 gzip 1.2.4 changes hardlinked files silently to -rwxrwxrwx
 
(from 112669-01)
 
4644742 Security issue with gzip 1.2.4.

Revision History: 

112669-01

Patch Installation Instructions: 

--------------------------------
 
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: 

-----------------------------
 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, October 12, 2005