OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 109898-04
Keywords: security arp multipathing interface panic ar_open IP packets
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 109898-05 SunOS 5.8: /kernel/drv/arp patch
Date: Sep/19/2001

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 109899

Topic: SunOS 5.8: /kernel/drv/arp 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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	NOTE:	Refer to Special Install Instructions section for 
		IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4291034 4299644 4302198 4308728 4311938 4363786 4427290

Changes incorporated in this version: 4363786

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 109050-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/drv/arp
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/arp
/kernel/strmod/arp
/kernel/strmod/sparcv9/arp

Problem Description:

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.
 
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 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

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 7-8 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:
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Reboot the system after patch installation.
 
	NOTE:   To get the complete IP Multipathing support, one needs
                to install the following patches:
 
                109898-01 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/arp patch
                109742-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/icmp patch
                109279-05 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/ip patch
                109900-01 (or newer)    /etc/init.d/network and 
                                        /etc/rcS.d/S30network.sh patch
                109472-03 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/tcp patch
                109740-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/udp 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, October 22, 2001

