Patch-ID# 148881-03

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Keywords: security xntpd restart time
Synopsis: SunOS 5.10: xntpd patch
Date: Jan/23/2015

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

SunOS Release: 5.10

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 148882

Topic: SunOS 5.10: xntpd patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR #	Bug #
	20294958
	20365190
6476729	15353231
6902029	15604171
7082188	15737131

Changes incorporated in this version: 20365190

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 127724-02 144304-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 120011-14 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/usr/lib/inet/xntpd

Problem Description:

20365190 patches 148881-02 and 148882-02 need rebootafter property
 
(from 148881-02)
 
20294958 problem with NTP
 
(from 148881-01)
 
7082188 xntpd wrongly outputs drift correction if x86/x64 systems has ntp.drift
 
(from 144304-01)
 
        This revision accumulates generic Sustaining patch 127724-02
        into Solaris S10U9 update.
 
(from 127724-02)
 
6902029 DoS vulnerability in ntpd NTP mode 7 (MODE_PRIVATE) handling [CVE-2009-3563]
 
(from 127724-01)
 
6476729 SMF should not restart xntpd if xntpd has exited because time difference is too large

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:

-----------------------------
 
NOTE 1:  A reboot can be avoided when installing this patch. Instead, it 
         is sufficient to restart the SMF service pkg:/network/ntp:default
         which can be achieved using the following commands:
 
         # svcadm disable ntp
         # svcadm enable ntp

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