[SUMMARY] OpenSSH binaries not using Zlib?

Problem:   [Solaris 8]

   After re-compiling OpenSSH after Zlib upgrade, 'ldd'
   wasn't showing the library in the OpenSSH binaries. I wanted
   to be sure they were using the latest Zlib library, and not
   Sun's own (/usr/lib/libz.so).
   
Solution:

   My new Zlib library /usr/local/lib/zlib.a is STATIC, therefore
   ldd won't show it. Duh.
   
   If Sun's Zlib was being used, it _would_ show up since it's
   a shared object (.so).
   
  
I just noticed on the Bugtraq list, someone mentioned 'crle',
which looks pretty cool! It allows you to set runtime linking
parameters so you don't need LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

Dave Foster

> 
> I am re-compiling my OpenSSH 3.1 implementation following
> the recent Zlib vulnerability, and I notice that the binaries
> don't seem to link to the Zlib library.
> 
> I'm using
> 
> 	./configure ... --with-zlib=/usr/local/lib
> 	
> but
> 
>     $ ldd ssh
>         libsocket.so.1 =>        /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1
>         libnsl.so.1 =>   /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1
>         libc.so.1 =>     /usr/lib/libc.so.1
>         libdl.so.1 =>    /usr/lib/libdl.so.1
>         libmp.so.2 =>    /usr/lib/libmp.so.2
>         /usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-80/lib/libc_psr.so.1
> 
> 
> And just today there was a post from someone on Bugtraq who used --with-zlib
> but found that HIS binaries linked to Sun's own library in /usr/lib. He
> said he couldn't get it to use his updated version.
> 
> What gives?
> 
> Dave Foster
> 


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