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Posted on 04 February 2008
Sun AlertsWeek of 27-Jan-2008 to 02-Feb-2008
Welcome to the Sun(SM) Alert Weekly Summary Report, the newsletter
that provides you with a weekly listing of newly released and
updated Sun Alert Notifications. It is being distributed
to inform you about critical hardware and software issues that
could impact the availability, security, and data integrity of
your computing environment.
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* New OSC wiki http://wikis.sun.com/display/osc
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ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS
* Newly Released Sun Alert Notifications
* Updated Sun Alert Notifications
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New Preliminary Sun Alert Notifications
None
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New Workaround Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Workaround: 2)
Sun Alert ID: 200559 Previous ID: 103197
Title: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL Shipped
with Solaris 10 May Allow Elevation of Privileges or
Denial of Service (DoS)
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 30-Jan-2008
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
If this Sun Alert document is not publicly available, go to the
SunSpectrum Member Support Center at www.sun.com/support and
search for the Sun Alert ID above.
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Sun Alert ID: 231245
Title: False Uncorrectable Memory Errors May be Generated if
"PowerNow" is Enabled on Sun Blade X8440 Server Modules
Product: Sun Blade X8440 Server Module
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 30-Jan-2008
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231245-1
If this Sun Alert document is not publicly available, go to the
SunSpectrum Member Support Center at www.sun.com/support and
search for the Sun Alert ID above.
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New Resolved Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Resolved: 6)
Sun Alert ID: 200153 Previous ID: 103200
Title: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Solaris X
Server Extensions May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS)
Condition or Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code
Product: Solaris 8 Operating System, Solaris 9 Operating System,
Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 01-Feb-2008
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200153-1
If this Sun Alert document is not publicly available, go to the
SunSpectrum Member Support Center at www.sun.com/support and
search for the Sun Alert ID above.
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Sun Alert ID: 201230 Previous ID: 103192
Title: A Security Vulnerability in the Solaris X Window System
(X(5)) PCF Font Handler May Lead to Execution of
Arbitrary Code or a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System,
Solaris 8 Operating System
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 01-Feb-2008
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201230-1
If this Sun Alert document is not publicly available, go to the
SunSpectrum Member Support Center at www.sun.com/support and
search for the Sun Alert ID above.
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Sun Alert ID: 201315
Title: Security Vulnerability in Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Thai Language Input
Methods
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 01-Feb-2008
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201315-1
If this Sun Alert document is not publicly available, go to the
SunSpectrum Member Support Center at www.sun.com/support and
search for the Sun Alert ID above.
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Sun Alert ID: 231242
Title: Solaris Daylight Saving Time (DST) Update for
Enterprise/Netra/SunFire/Mx000 , Servers
Product: Sun Fire 3800 Server, Sun Fire 4800 Server, Sun Fire
4810 Server, Sun Fire 6800 Server, Sun Fire E6900
Server, Sun Fire E2900 Server, Sun Fire V1280 Server,
Sun Fire E4900 Server, Netra 1280, Netra 1290, Sun
SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 31-Jan-2008
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231242-1
If this Sun Alert document is not publicly available, go to the
SunSpectrum Member Support Center at www.sun.com/support and
search for the Sun Alert ID above.
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Sun Alert ID: 231246
Title: A Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment XML
Parsing Code May Allow URL Resources to be Accessed
Product: Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 30-Jan-2008
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231246-1
If this Sun Alert document is not publicly available, go to the
SunSpectrum Member Support Center at www.sun.com/support and
search for the Sun Alert ID above.
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Sun Alert ID: 231321
Title: Security Vulnerabilities in ImageMagick May Lead to
Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service (DoS)
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 30-Jan-2008
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231321-1
If this Sun Alert document is not publicly available, go to the
SunSpectrum Member Support Center at www.sun.com/support and
search for the Sun Alert ID above.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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