OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 120665-01


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Keywords: security race condition eager connections socket
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 118855-15 SunOS 5.10_x86: tl driver patch
Date: Sep/15/2005


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

Solaris Release: 10_x86

SunOS Release: 5.10_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 120664

Topic: SunOS 5.10_x86: tl driver patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
435228915031507
622789515248765
624913815257724
625605615260594
626021015261853
629065215273765


Changes incorporated in this version: 4352289 6227895 6249138 6256056 6260210
6290652

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by: 118855-15

Files included with this patch:

/kernel/drv/amd64/tl
/kernel/drv/tl

Problem Description:

6227895 Unix domain sockets still losing data on last close, affects sshd
6260210 Fix for 6227895 is poisoned
6249138 Race between accept() and eager close may confuse AF_UNIX socket
4352289 TL_MAXQLEN needs to be higher
6256056 Race in switching serializers in tl driver causes data corruption
6290652 Node crash BAD TRAP: type=9 rp=2a103e89520 addr=0 mmu_fsr=0


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:    If you're planning to set up Zones on this system, please
         make sure to install the following patch which fixes bugid
         6216195 (zone installation confused by UPDATE=yes in
         pkginfo(4) file.)
 
         119016-01 (or greater)  packaging commands patch


README -- Last modified date: Saturday, November 10, 2012