Patch-ID# 122716-02


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Keywords: security lofs overflow panic looping
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: kernel/fs/lofs patch
Date: Mar/18/2011


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

Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch is available for x86 as patch 122717

Topic: SunOS 5.9: kernel/fs/lofs 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 sparc.sun4u

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
503447015207354
698951015672887


Changes incorporated in this version: 6989510

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/kernel/fs/lofs
/kernel/fs/sparcv9/lofs
/usr/include/sys/fs/lofs_node.h
/usr/lib/mdb/kvm/lofs.so
/usr/lib/mdb/kvm/sparcv9/lofs.so

Problem Description:

6989510 problem with kernel lofs 
 
(from 122716-01)
 
5034470 fix for bug 4126922 is incomplete: still lofs stack overflow panic possible


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
Please refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd'
and 'patchrm' commands provided with Solaris.
 
The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/123456-07
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 123456-07
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Any
other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.


Special Install Instructions:
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Reboot the system after patch installation.


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