Patch-ID# 116965-05 Keywords: security ipv4 ipv6 addresses loopback ip_rput_data_v6() multipathing Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: ip/arp/tcp/udp patch Date: Nov/01/2004 Install Requirements: Install in Single User Mode Reboot immediately after patch is installed Solaris Release: 8 SunOS Release: 5.8 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 116966 Topic: SunOS 5.8: ip/arp/tcp/udp patch *********************************************************** 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. *********************************************************** Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 4291034 4299644 4302198 4308728 4311938 4363786 4365204 4427290 4643339 4647983 4653899 4705144 4737760 4969154 4980989 4984037 5004917 5018661 5084344 Changes incorporated in this version: 4643339 4653899 5084344 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 109050-01 109898-05 112850-01 Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: 108528-29 or greater 117000-05 or greater 117350-13 or greater Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /kernel/drv/arp /kernel/drv/icmp /kernel/drv/icmp6 /kernel/drv/ip /kernel/drv/ip6 /kernel/drv/ipsecah /kernel/drv/ipsecesp /kernel/drv/rts /kernel/drv/sparcv9/arp /kernel/drv/sparcv9/icmp /kernel/drv/sparcv9/icmp6 /kernel/drv/sparcv9/ip /kernel/drv/sparcv9/ip6 /kernel/drv/sparcv9/ipsecah /kernel/drv/sparcv9/ipsecesp /kernel/drv/sparcv9/rts /kernel/drv/sparcv9/tcp /kernel/drv/sparcv9/tcp6 /kernel/drv/sparcv9/udp /kernel/drv/sparcv9/udp6 /kernel/drv/tcp /kernel/drv/tcp6 /kernel/drv/udp /kernel/drv/udp6 /kernel/strmod/arp /kernel/strmod/sparcv9/arp /usr/include/inet/ip.h /usr/lib/adb/ill /usr/lib/adb/ipc /usr/lib/adb/sparcv9/ill /usr/lib/adb/sparcv9/ipc Problem Description: 4643339 IP service is exclusive, causing severe performance problems 4653899 ARP packet processing issue 5084344 Panic caused by NULL pointer dereference in ipif_mask_reply() (from 116965-04) 4969154 ping -r (SO_DONTROUTE) to IRE_LOOPBACK/IRE_LOCAL ipif_net_type fails. (from 116965-03) 4980989 For NS was not transmitted, the connectivity of IP is lost. 4737760 memory leak in nce_xmit() 4984037 ipif_lookup_onlink_addr() can return ipif_t's which are not IPIF_UP 5018661 ip goes in loop in forwarding path (from 116965-02) 5004917 system performance slowly degrades to a panic (from 116965-01) 4705144 IPV4 and IPV6 behave differently with addresses assigned to loopback (from 109898-05) 4365204 panic in arp layer - stack corruption (from 109898-04) 4363786 ARP request packets should not update entries belonging to local IP addresses (from 109898-03) 4427290 ar_open failure can lead to stale queues and memory corruption (from 109898-02) 4302198 Solaris 8 kernel panic when servicing interrupt from hme device (from 109898-01) This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete the feature changes introduced in point patch 109050-01. (from 109050-01) 4311938 Network Multipathing should be integrated into Solaris 8. 4299644 debug kernel panics; race between ip_close and ip_wsrv threads 4291034 arp: bad trap in ip while deleting logical interface during arp 4308728 ifconfig results in spurious message on the console (from 112850-01) 4647983 icmp should be QNEXTLESS 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 7-9 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: ----------------------------- Preform a reconfiguration boot, boot -r, after patch installation. NOTE: To get the complete IP Multipathing support, one needs to install the following patches: 109900-01 (or newer) /etc/init.d/network and /etc/rcS.d/S30network.sh patch 109902-01 (or newer) /usr/lib/inet/in.ndpd patch 109904-01 (or newer) /etc/default/mpathd and /sbin/in.mpathd patch 109906-01 (or newer) /sbin/ifconfig and /usr/sbin/ifconfig patch README -- Last modified date: Monday, November 1, 2004