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Status: OBSOLETE

Patch Id: 109326-20

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Summary: Obsoleted by: 109326-21 SunOS 5.8: libresolv.so.2 and in.named patch

Date:  Oct/12/2007

Installation Requirements:

Reboot immediately after installing this patch on an active boot environment to bring the system to a consistent state. An alternative may be in specified in the Special Install Instructions.                      
                      Use Single User Mode (run level S) when installing this patch on an active boot environment.  An alternative may be specified in the Special Install Instructions.

Solaris Release: 8

Sun OS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 109327

Topic: 

SunOS 5.8: libresolv.so.2 and in.named patch
	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architecture: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4136555 4253123 4284409 4300887 4324375 4349983 4353836 4365909 4409676 4444745 4451645 4471907 4500573 4500613 4525129 4617431 4646349 4700305 4708913 4777715 4863307 4879704 4879822 4928758 4933407 4941011 6179099 6205056 6300853 6391459 6527020 6596938

Changes incorporated in this version:

6596938

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

110514-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

108993-27 112438-03 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/usr/include/arpa/nameser.h
/usr/include/arpa/nameser_compat.h
/usr/include/netdb.h
/usr/include/resolv.h
/usr/lib/abi/abi_libresolv.so.2
/usr/lib/abi/sparcv9/abi_libresolv.so.2
/usr/lib/dns/cylink.so.1
/usr/lib/dns/dnssafe.so.1
/usr/lib/dns/irs.so.1
/usr/lib/dns/sparcv9/cylink.so.1
/usr/lib/dns/sparcv9/dnssafe.so.1
/usr/lib/dns/sparcv9/irs.so.1
/usr/lib/libresolv.so.2
/usr/lib/llib-lresolv
/usr/lib/llib-lresolv.ln
/usr/lib/nss_dns.so.1
/usr/lib/sparcv9/libresolv.so.2
/usr/lib/sparcv9/llib-lresolv.ln
/usr/lib/sparcv9/nss_dns.so.1
/usr/sbin/dnskeygen
/usr/sbin/in.named
/usr/sbin/named-bootconf
/usr/sbin/named-xfer
/usr/sbin/ndc
/usr/sbin/nslookup
/usr/sbin/nstest
/usr/sbin/nsupdate

Problem Description: 

6596938 BIND 8 generates cryptographically weak DNS query IDs
 
(from 109326-19)
 
6300853 libresolv net_data_init should not increment once until it is done initializing
6527020 libresolv does not handle mutexes correctly
 
(from 109326-18)
 
6391459 ip6.int will be deprecated soon, switch to ip6.arpa
6179099 dnskeygen creates incompatible key file name for nsupdate
 
(from 109326-17)
 
6205056 res_nint should return true when last interface has only 1 IP address and is deprecated
 
(from 109326-16)
 
4879822 in.named core dumps, Solaris 8, Bind v. 8.2.2-P5
4471907 libresolv doesn't init in an ipv6 only environment
4500613 res_npquery (3RESOLV) not available in libresolv.so.2
4617431 mozilla dumps core when using post-4525129 libresolv2
4941011 nslookup 'view' command fails with 'sed: command garbled'
 
(from 109326-15)
 
4863307 nsupdate fails with more than 14 NS records for Bind 8.2.2 and 8.2.4
4933407 resolvers do not follow referrals
 
(from 109326-14)
 
4879704 ndc can't switch off tracing with notrace when in.named is under heavy load
 
(from 109326-13)
 
4928758 Negative Cache Poison Attack
 
(from 109326-12)
 
        Respin only due to bad patching of 108993-27 through 108993-30.
 
(from 109326-11)
 
4353836 if more than 255 file descriptors are already open then gethostbyname fails
 
(from 109326-10)
 
4777715 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities in BIND - CERT Advisory CA-2002-31
4700305 nslookup does not follow its 'srchlist' under some circumstances
 
(from 109326-09)
 
4708913 CERT Advisory CA-2002-19 Buffer Overflow in Multiple DNS Resolver Libraries
 
(from 109326-08)
 
4525129 DNS over TCP can induce gethostbyX(3NSL) meltdown
4646349 libresolv.so.2 leaks memory in multithreaded programs
 
(from 109326-07)
 
4500573 multithreaded applications block in DNS Name Service switch backend
 
(from 109326-06)
 
4451645 Clearcase 4.0 will not work with Solaris 8 4/2001
 
(from 109326-05)
 
4324375 rsh to machine with two interfaces on same subnet has problems with firewall
 
(from 109326-04)
 
4444745 DNS / BIND 8.2.2p5 in.named core during port scan
 
(from 109326-03)
 
4409676 CERT Advisory CA-2001-02/Solaris DNS (bind)
 
(from 109326-02)
 
        This revision accumulates feature point patch 110514-01.
 
(from 109326-01)
 
4284409 libresolv does not protect itself from Netscape provided poll routine
 
(from 110514-01)
 
4349983 event library expects file modes to apply to AF_UNIX sockets
4365909 in.named crashed and burned in db_freedata
4300887 Solaris in.named compile omits CAN_CHANGE_ID/HAVE_CHROOT
4136555 sccs keyword expansion gives bad VER in in.named Makefile.com
4253123 nslookup displays truncated data if DNS entry has more than 5 long TXT records

Revision History: 

109326-02 109326-05 109326-13 109326-06 109326-16 109326-11 109326-09 109326-17 109326-14 109326-10 109326-04 109326-07 109326-18 109326-15 109326-01 109326-08 109326-19 109326-12

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 7-10 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: 

-----------------------------
 
NOTE:  To get the complete fix for 4324375 (rsh to machine with
       two interfaces on same subnet has problems with firewall),
       please also install the following patches:
 
       111327-02 (or greater)  /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1 patch
       108985-03 (or greater)  /usr/sbin/in.rshd patch

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, June 4, 2008