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Status: OBSOLETE

Patch Id: 116774-03

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Summary: Obsoleted by: 116774-04 SunOS 5.9: ping patch

Date:  Nov/12/2004

Installation Requirements:

NA

Solaris Release: 9

Sun OS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 116775

Topic: 

SunOS 5.9: ping patch

Relevant Architecture: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4807715 4837086 4902275

Changes incorporated in this version:

4807715

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

115683-02 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/usr/sbin/ping

Problem Description: 

4807715 ping has potential buffer overflow.
 
(from 116774-02)
 
4902275 traceroute fails when enables -xmit or NOXMIT on virtual interface
 
(from 116774-01)
 
4837086 CMSG_FIRSTHDR should return NULL when controllen == 0

Revision History: 

116774-01

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 7-9 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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NOTE: To get the complete fix for bug 4837086 please install the following
		patches:
		112911-07 (or greater)     ifconfig patch
		112928-03 (or greater)     in.ndpd patch
		115683-02 (or greater)     header files patch
		116506-02 (or greater)     traceroute patch
		116776-01 (or greater)     mipagent patch
		116778-01 (or greater)     in.ripngd patch

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