Patch-ID# 109323-05
Keywords: security libnsl crash rpcbind getipnodebyname
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: libnsl patch
Date: 20/Feb/01

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: libnsl patch

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4302592 4305859 4320661 4336332 4357266 

Changes incorporated in this version: 4357266

Relevant Architectures: i386

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:  

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 108992-07 (or newer)

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch:

/usr/lib/abi/abi_libnsl.so.1
/usr/lib/libnsl.a
/usr/lib/libnsl.so.1

Problem Description:

4357266 Bad line syntax in /etc/hosts causes host table lookup to abort early

(from 109323-04)

4336332 svc_getreqset (t_accept) returns illegal file descriptor in 2.7/2.8

(from 109323-03)

4302592 TLI library is not fork-safe

(from 109323-02)

4320661 getipnodebyname hangs on mutex when requesting IPv6 literal

(from 109323-01)

4305859 libnsl security bug.

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 7-8 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: 
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