OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 109458-04


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Keywords: security ioctl tty mp ack m_iocack m_iocnak ldtermclose o_ndelay
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 127721-08 SunOS 5.8: /kernel/strmod/ldterm patch
Date: May/17/2006


Install Requirements: See Special Install Instructions
Reboot after installing this patch to activate the changes delivered. An alternative may be specified in the Special Install Instructions.

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 109459

Topic: SunOS 5.8: /kernel/strmod/ldterm patch
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	NOTE: This patch may contain one or more OEM-specific platform ports.
	      See the appropriate OEM_NOTES file within the patch for
	      information specific to these platforms.
	      DO NOT INSTALL this patch on an OEM system if a corresponding
	      OEM_NOTES file is not present (or is present, but instructs not
	      to install the patch), unless the OEM vendor directs otherwise.
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Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
402813714931452
415271714965353
425034414992225
458785915090344


Changes incorporated in this version: 4028137

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 108528-18 117350-37 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 127721-08

Files included with this patch:

/kernel/strmod/ldterm
/kernel/strmod/sparcv9/ldterm
/usr/include/sys/ldterm.h

Problem Description:

4028137 serial line hangs and gets "link down" message
 
(from 109458-03)
 
4587859 I_STR ioctl payloads are improperly validated
 
(from 109458-02)
 
4152717 ldtermclose hangs even though O_NDELAY was specified in call to open
 
(from 109458-01)
 
4250344 ioctl to tty never returns on MP system


Patch Installation Instructions:
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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 7-10 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:
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NOTE 1:  Reboot the system after patch installation.
 
NOTE 2:  To get the complete fix for bugid 4028137 (serial line hangs and 
         gets "link down" message), please also install the following patches:          
 
	 109793-28 (or greater)  su driver patch
	 109815-21 (or greater)	 se, acebus, pcf8574, pcf8591 and scsb patch     
 
	 No other serial port drivers incorporate the fix for this bug           
	 in this OS release.


README -- Last modified date: Friday, November 9, 2012