Patch-ID# 118305-06

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Keywords: security system hang loop tcp ip packet icmp error
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: tcp Patch
Date: Dec/07/2005


Install Requirements: Reboot immediately after patch is installed                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 117470

Topic: SunOS 5.9: tcp 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

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4796648 4846184 5089150 5094229 6259389 6276464

Changes incorporated in this version: 6276464

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 112233-12 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/drv/sparcv9/tcp
/kernel/drv/tcp
/kernel/strmod/sparcv9/tcp
/kernel/strmod/tcp

Problem Description:

6276464 Reads on a tcp endpoint with synchronous streams can return extents of the input 
        buffer unmodified
 
(from 118305-05)
 
6259389 race condition between cl_tcp_walk_list() and connection establishment
 
(from 118305-04)
 
5094229 driver hangs when accessing tt_open
 
(from 118305-03)
 
4846184 slow receiving process causes timer based ACKing
 
(from 118305-02)
 
5089150 Binding to a port which has already been bound may incorrectly succeed
 
(from 118305-01)
 
4796648 problem when path MTU == 68

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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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, December 7, 2005