Patch-ID# 107451-08 Keywords: security cron audit libbsm nfs Synopsis: SunOS 5.7: /usr/sbin/cron Patch Date: Jan/14/2004 Install Requirements: None Solaris Release: 7 SunOS Release: 5.7 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch is available for x86 as patch 107452 Topic: SunOS 5.7: /usr/sbin/cron Patch Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 4177427 4184825 4196408 4226756 4261967 4338420 4368876 4387131 4519829 4750749 Changes incorporated in this version: 4750749 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: 106541-08 or greater Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /usr/sbin/cron Problem Description: 4750749 Race condition in cron made worse by Bug Fix 4387131 (from 107451-07) 4338420 cron is vulnerable to murder by its children 4519829 cron can skip jobs under certain conditions (from 107451-06) 4387131 BMC Patrol (Best/1) product fails to collect data due to Solaris cron failure. (from 107451-05) 4368876 *at* does not execute 7 submitted jobs during the next cron cycle, takes > 4 min (from 107451-04) 4261967 no cronjobs if homedir of user is NFS mounted and has perm like 0700 (from 107451-03) 4226756 cron fails to run job at 2am during april DST switchover (from 107451-02) 4177427 cron spins on fork failure and blank file combination 4184825 security hole in cron through improper use of creat() (from 107451-01) 4196408 details of cron command not written to audit trail 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, January 14, 2004