Patch-ID# 104034-06 Keywords: security pkt_len ip panic tcp ping ifconfig checksum NFS write fddi Synopsis: SunOS 5.5 CS6400: ip driver fixes Date: Feb/04/00 Solaris Release: 2.5_CS6400 SunOS Release: 5.5_CS6400 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Topic: SunOS 5.5 CS6400: ip driver fixes NOTE: 1. This is the CS6400 platform specific version of the ip driver to go with patch 103169-15. 2. Refer to Special Install Instructions Section for IMPORTANT specific information on this patch. BugId's fixed with this patch: 1166108 1188307 1224089 1224148 1226653 1226919 1232866 1233827 1240331 1248446 1259279 1262096 4019260 4105140 4242224 Changes incorporated in this version: 4242224 Relevant Architectures: sparc NOTE:sparc.cray4d Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: 103169-15 Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /platform/cray4d/kernel/drv/ip Problem Description: (from 103169-15) 4242224 memory leak in IP (from 103169-14) 1166108 host with published ARP table entries does not reply to ARP queries (from 103169-13) 4105140 ARP packet with source protocol addr of 0 flushes all on-link IRE_CACHE entries (from 103169-12) 1226919 ping -sv -i 127.0.0.1 224.0.0.1 causes a panic (from 103169-11) 4019260 icmp panic on mi_free() in icmp_close() in 2.5 (from 103169-10) 1226653 IP can send packets larger than MTU size to the driver (from 103169-09) 1262096 IP believes it has correctly reassembled a packet, but one fragment not received (from 103169-08) 1259279 x86 byte ordering/endian problem in ip & arp for DL_UNITDATA_REQ (from 103169-07) 1248446 arp cache is not getting updated appropriately (from 103169-06) 1240331 ifconfig of a non-existant virtual interface creates one even as a regular user 1233827 tcp retransmits too much for short connections as seen at web sites (from 103169-05) 1240331 ifconfig of a non-existant virtual interface creates one even as a regular user (from 103169-04) 1188307 ill_frag_timeout() panic on Intergraph machines when heavily stressed (from 103169-03) 1224089 NFS writes hang when doing copy over fddi 3.0.1 (from 103169-02) 1224148 TCP performance becomes unacceptable due to bad checksums generated by 2 .4 (from 103169-01) 1232866 bogus pkt_len (short one) causes ip to panic Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- If the reason to install this patch is to fix bugid 1233827 (tcp retransmits too much for short connections as seen at web sites), the 2.5 tcp patch (104042-03 or higher) is also required. Reboot after installation.