OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 109322-09 Keywords: security libnsl crash rpcbind getipnodebyname clnt_dg_call Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 108827-15 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: Obsoleted by: 108827-15 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: Monday, February 11, 2002