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QNX® Momentics® 6.3.0 PE and SE su and passwd Patch (Patch ID 270) Release Notes
Date of this edition: May 31, 2006
Target OS: QNX® Neutrino® 6.3.0 or later
Host OS: Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, 2000 SP4, or NT SP6a; Sun Solaris 7, 8, 9, or 10; QNX® Neutrino® 6.3.0 or later; Linux Red Hat 8, 9, or Enterprise WS 3 or 4
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Contents
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What's in this patch?
Binaries
This patch contains updates to the following:
- passwd
- su
Installed files
The following files are installed under $QNX_TARGET/, under the subdirectories for each supported target platform:
- ARMBE
- armbe/usr/bin/passwd
- armbe/bin/su
- ARMLE
- armle/usr/bin/passwd
- armle/bin/su
- MIPSBE
- mipsbe/usr/bin/passwd
- mipsbe/bin/su
- MIPSLE
- mipsle/usr/bin/passwd
- mipsle/bin/su
- PPCBE
- ppcbe/usr/bin/passwd
- ppcbe/bin/su
- SHLE
- shle/usr/bin/passwd
- shle/bin/su
- x86
- x86/usr/bin/passwd
- x86/bin/su
Fixed issues
This patch addresses an issue where su and passwd would allow a buffer overrun to occur. (Ref# 29454)
Known issues
None currently known.
Technical support
If you have any questions, comments, or problems with a QNX product, please contact Technical Support. For more information, see the How to Get Help chapter of the Welcome to QNX Momentics guide or visit our website, www.qnx.com.