Patch Name:  PHSS_4833

Patch Description: s300_400 9.X xwcreate(1) and gwind(1M) service denial

        xwcreate(1) and gwind(1M) can cause denial of service

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s300_400/9.X/PHSS_4833

Effective Date:  941006

OS Release:  9.00 9.03

Automatic Reboot?:  No

Critical:  No

Patch Files:  
    /usr/bin/X11/gwind
    /usr/bin/X11/xwcreate

SR#:  5003222661

"what" string/timestamp:  
gwind:
(build date:  Wed Oct 5 16:26:17 MDT 1994)
X Window System, Version 11 HP-UX 9.* SRC_JUN94 R5+



$Revision:  1.44 $
xwcreate:
(build date:  Wed Oct 5 16:26:43 MDT 1994)
X Window System, Version 11 HP-UX 9.* SRC_JUN94 R5+



$Revision:  1.26 $

"sum" output:  
37500 41 gwind
53156 30 xwcreate

Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:  None

Patch Package Size:  93 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.

     Note: Please back up your system before you patch.

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After getting the patch onto your machine, unshar the patch (sh PHSS_4833).

To install this patch do the following:
1) Run /etc/update (Note: you must be logged in as root to update
   a system).
2) Once in the update "Main Menu" move the highlighted line to "Change
   Source or Destination ->" and press "Return" or "Select Item".
3) Make sure the highlighted item in the "Change Source or Destination"
   window is "From Tape Device to Local System ...", then press "Return" or
   "Select Item".
4) You should now be in the "From Tape Device to Local System" window.
   Change the "Source:  /dev/rmt/0m" to "Source: /tmp/PHSS_4833.updt"
   (this assumes that you are in the /tmp directory where PHSS_4833.updt
   has been placed).  Note: You must enter the complete path name.
5) Press "Done".
6) From here on follow the standard directions for update.

The customized script that update runs will move the original software
to /system/PHSS_4833/orig.  HP recommends keeping this software there in
order to recover from any potential problems.  It is also recommended that
you move the PHSS_4833.text file to /system/PHSS_4833 to be retained for
future reference.

If you wish to put this patch on a magnetic tape and update from the tape
drive, dd a copy of the patch to the tape drive.  As an example the
following will create a copy of the patch that update can read:
dd if=PHSS_4833.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048