Patch-ID# 109322-09
Keywords: security libnsl crash rpcbind getipnodebyname clnt_dg_call
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: libnsl patch
Date: Nov/07/2001

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 109323

Topic: SunOS 5.8: libnsl patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4283726 4302592 4305859 4320661 4327396 4336332 4354007 4356567 4357266 4374142 4455896

Changes incorporated in this version: 4455896

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 108991-07 or greater

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/abi/abi_libnsl.so.1
/usr/lib/abi/sparcv9/abi_libnsl.so.1
/usr/lib/libnsl.a
/usr/lib/libnsl.so.1
/usr/lib/sparcv9/libnsl.so.1

Problem Description:

4455896 rpc.nispasswdd failed: RPC: .... NIS+ fatal error: 15
 
(from 109322-08)
 
4356567 multiple system daemons loop in clnt_dg_call
 
(from 109322-07)
 
4283726 fsck hangs in phase 4 in getpwuid() call
4327396 nis_modify_entry(): deadlock in rpc_fd_lock() with MT nis table modification
4354007 : xdrmem_putbytes and xdrmem_putlong emit a syslog error message when the buffer
 
(from 109322-06)
 
4374142 RPC services using RPC_SVC_MT_AUTO can stop listening
 
(from 109322-05)
 
4357266 Bad line syntax in /etc/hosts causes host table lookup to abort early
 
(from 109322-04)
 
4336332 svc_getreqset (t_accept) returns illegal file descriptor
 
(from 109322-03)
 
4302592 TLI library is not fork-safe
 
(from 109322-02)
 
4320661 getipnodebyname hangs on mutex when requesting IPv6 literal
 
(from 109322-01)
 
4305859 libnsl security bug.

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
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:
----------------------------- 
 
None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, November 7, 2001

