Patch Name: PHCO_12732

Patch Description: s700_800 10.10 tar(1) cumulative patch

Creation Date: 97/09/30

Post Date:  97/10/03

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
	s700: 10.10
	s800: 10.10

Products: N/A

Filesets:
	OS-Core.UX-CORE

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHCO_12732

Symptoms:
	PHCO_12732:
	tar could core dump when used with the 'u'
	option in very rare circumstances.

	PHCO_11763:
	tar did not properly restore suid/sgid bits when
	used with the 'p' option as a non-root user.

	PHCO_8655:
	Tar was padding its data with unitialized data
	rather than nulls, which it should be doing.

Defect Description:
	PHCO_12732:
	tar assumed an incorrect size for a region
	of allocated memory when used with the 'u'
	(update) option.  In very rare cases (e.g.
	some NIS setups) this would result in a core
	dump.

	PHCO_11763:
	The ordering of chmod() and chown() system
	calls in tar was not sensitive enough to
	the various combinations of file ownership
	and tar user, which resulted in unexpected
	results with suid/sgid bits in cases where
	a non-root user used the 'p' (preserve)
	option.

	PHCO_8655:
	Tar was padding with uninitialized data.

SR:
	5003380410 5003363796 5003291336

Patch Files:
	/usr/lib/nls/msg/C/tar.cat
	/sbin/tar
	/usr/bin/tar

what(1) Output:
	/usr/lib/nls/msg/C/tar.cat:
		None
	/sbin/tar:
		$Revision: 76.1.3.3 $
		$Revision: 76.162.1.5 $
		PATCH_10_10: tar.o 97/09/30
	/usr/bin/tar:
		$Revision: 76.1.3.3 $
		PATCH_10_10: tar.o 97/09/30

cksum(1) Output:
	1743279536 4728 /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/tar.cat
	2068100809 262144 /sbin/tar
	3060196756 36864 /usr/bin/tar

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: None

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: None

Supersedes:
	PHCO_8655 PHCO_11763

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size: 360 KBytes

Installation Instructions:
	Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
	SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
	and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
	restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
	before installing this patch.
	------------------------------------------------------------
	1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

	2. Login as root.

	3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

	4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

		cd /tmp
		sh PHCO_12732

	5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the
	    patch:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \
			-s /tmp/PHCO_12732.depot

	5b. For a homogeneous NFS Diskless cluster run swcluster on the
	    server to install the patch on the server and the clients:

		swcluster -i -b

	    This will invoke swcluster in the interactive mode and
	    force all clients to be shut down.

	    WARNING: All cluster clients must be shut down prior to the
		     patch installation.  Installing the patch while the
		     clients are booted is unsupported and can lead to
		     serious problems.

	    The swcluster command will invoke an swinstall session in which
	    you must specify:

		alternate root path  -  default is /export/shared_root/OS_700
		source depot path    -  /tmp/PHCO_12732.depot

	    To complete the installation, select the patch by choosing
	    "Actions -> Match What Target Has" and then "Actions -> Install"
	    from the Menubar.

	5c. For a heterogeneous NFS Diskless cluster:

		- run swinstall on the server as in step 5a to install
		  the patch on the cluster server.

		- run swcluster on the server as in step 5b to install
		  the patch on the cluster clients.

	By default swinstall will archive the original software in
	/var/adm/sw/patch/PHCO_12732.  If you do not wish to retain a
	copy of the original software, you can create an empty file
	named /var/adm/sw/patch/PATCH_NOSAVE.

	Warning: If this file exists when a patch is installed, the
	         patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
		 when using this feature.

	It is recommended that you move the PHCO_12732.text file to
	/var/adm/sw/patch for future reference.

	To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
	tape drive, use the command:

		dd if=/tmp/PHCO_12732.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions: None