Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 138577-01

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Summary: SunOS 5.9: kernel/sys/kaio patch

Date:  Jan/07/2009

Installation Requirements:

Reboot after installing this patch to activate the changes delivered.  An alternative may be specified in the Special Install Instructions.

Solaris Release: 9

Sun OS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 138578

Topic: 

SunOS 5.9: kernel/sys/kaio 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 Architecture: sparc sparc.sun4u

BugId's fixed with this patch:

6748772

Changes incorporated in this version:

6748772

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

117171-17 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/kernel/sys/kaio
/kernel/sys/sparcv9/kaio

Problem Description: 

6748772 vulnerability in AIO syscall requests

Revision History: 

Patch Installation Instructions: 

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Please refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd'
and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
 
The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
	example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/123456-07
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
	example# patchrm 123456-07
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Any
other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.

Special Install Instructions: 

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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, January 7, 2009