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Posted on 09 February 2009
Sun AlertsWeek of 01-Feb-2009 to 07-Feb-2009
Welcome to the Sun 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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ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS
* New and Updated Sun Alerts for 3 Release Phases:
Preliminary, Workaround and Resolved
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New Preliminary Sun Alert Notifications
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New Workaround Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Workaround: 2)
Sun Alert ID: 251406
Title: Security Vulnerabilities in the libxml2 Library Routines
xmlBufferResize() and xmlSAX2Characters() May Lead to
Arbitrary Code Execution or Denial of Service (DoS)
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System,
OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 03-Feb-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 251446
Title: Netra T2000 With PCI Tray 371-1959-02 Does Not Configure
1x or 4x PCIE Cards
Product: Netra T2000 Server
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 02-Feb-2009
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New Resolved Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Resolved: 4)
Sun Alert ID: 240906
Title: A Regression in the Secure Shell Daemon (sshd(1M))
Breaks X11 Forwarding Functionality on IPv4 Only
Systems
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 03-Feb-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 244026
Title: Security Vulnerability in the Process File System
(proc(4)) Relating to Contract File System
(contract(4)) Interaction May Lead to a System Panic or
Possible Execution of Arbitrary Code by Unprivileged
Users
Product: OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 05-Feb-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 249087
Title: Security Vulnerability in samba(7) Specially Crafted
Packet May Expose Arbitrary Buffer of Data
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System,
SAMBA
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 02-Feb-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 251306
Title: HIPER - Sun StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) may
experience VTV Data Loss if Patch 132377-01 (L1H13QS)
or 132378-01 (L1H13QL) are Installed, or Sun StorageTek
ELS 7.0.0 is Used
Product: Sun StorageTek VTCS, Sun StorageTek ELS
Category: Data Loss
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 04-Feb-2009
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Updated Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Updated: 2)
Sun Alert ID: 249966
Title: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris "autofs" Kernel
Module may Allow a Local Unprivileged User to Execute
Arbitrary Code
Product: Solaris 8 Operating System, Solaris 9 Operating System,
Solaris 10 Operating System, OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 26-Jan-2009
Last Updated: 02-Feb-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 250426
Title: Shutting Down a Solaris System That Uses the New SPARC
Boot Technology May Fail if Certain Software is
Installed OR if Patches or Other Layered Software Have
Installed New Drivers
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System, OpenSolaris
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 27-Jan-2009
Last Updated: 03-Feb-2009
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