Patch Name:  PHCO_5984

Patch Description: s700 9.X fix ipcs(1) random reads of areas of /dev/kmem

Creation Date: 95/09/07

Post Date:  95/09/29

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
        s700: 9.01 9.03 9.05 9.07

Products: N/A

Filesets:
        CMDS-AUX

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical: No

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s700/9.X/PHCO_5984

Symptoms:
        PHCO_5984:
        The ipcs(1) command could read random areas in /dev/kmem.

Defect Description:
        PHCO_5984:
        The ipcs(1) command could read random areas in /dev/kmem.

SR:
        4701299495

Patch Files:  
        /bin/ipcs

what(1) Output:
        /bin/ipcs:
                $Revision: 70.2.1.1 $
                PATCH_9_0: ipcs.o 95/09/07

sum(1) Output:
        13185 32 /bin/ipcs

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  None

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:  None

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size:  70 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. Copy the patch to your /tmp directory and unshar it:

                cd /tmp
                cp patch_source/PHCO_5984 .
                sh PHCO_5984

        3. Become root and run update:

                /etc/update -s /tmp/PHCO_5984.updt PHCO_5984

        Update moves the original software to
        /system/PHCO_5984/orig.  Keep this file to recover from any
        potential problems.  You should move the .text file to
        /system/PHCO_5984 for future reference.

        To put this patch on a magnetic tape and update from the
        tape drive, use dd:

                dd if=PHCO_5984.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048

Special Installation Instructions:  None