OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 109899-05


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Keywords: security arp multipathing interface ar_open ip packets panic
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 116966-05 SunOS 5.8_x86: /kernel/drv/arp patch
Date: Oct/22/2001


Install Requirements: See Special Install Instructions

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109898

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: /kernel/drv/arp patch
	NOTE:	Refer to Special Install Instructions section for 
		IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.


Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
429103415006453
429964415009666
430219815010766
430872815013368
431193815014857
436378615035743
436520415036266
442729015057035


Changes incorporated in this version: 4365204

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 109051-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by: 116966-05

Files included with this patch:

/kernel/drv/arp
/kernel/strmod/arp

Problem Description:

4365204 panic in arp layer - stack corruption
 
(from 109899-04)
 
4363786 ARP request packets should not update entries belonging to local IP addresses
 
(from 109899-03)
 
4427290 ar_open failure can lead to stale queues and memory corruption
 
(from 109899-02)
 
4302198 Solaris 8 kernel panic when servicing interrupt from hme device
 
(from 109899-01)
 
	This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
        the feature changes introduced in point patch 109051-01.
 
4311938 Network Multipathing should be integrated into Solaris 8.
4299644 debug kernel panics; race between ip_close and ip_wsrv threads
4291034 arp: bad trap in ip while deleting logical interface during arp
4308728 ifconfig results in spurious message on the console
 
(from 109051-01)
 
4311938 Network Multipathing should be integrated into Solaris 8
4299644 debug kernel panics; race between ip_close and ip_wsrv threads
4291034 arp: bad trap in ip while deleting logical interface during arp
4308728 ifconfig results in spurious message on the console


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
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 7-8 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:
----------------------------- 
 
Reboot the system after patch installation.
 
	NOTE:   To get the complete IP Multipathing support, one needs
                to install the following patches:
 
                109899-01 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/arp patch
                109743-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/icmp patch
		109280-05 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/ip patch
                109901-01 (or newer)    /etc/init.d/network and 
                                        /etc/rcS.d/S30network.sh patch
                109473-03 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/tcp patch
                109741-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/udp patch
                109903-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/inet/in.ndpd patch
                109905-01 (or newer)    /etc/default/mpathd and 
                                        /sbin/in.mpathd patch
                109907-01 (or newer)    /sbin/ifconfig and /usr/sbin/ifconfig 
                                        patch


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