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Posted on 17 August 2009
Sun AlertsWeek of 09-Aug-2009 to 15-Aug-2009
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that provides you with a weekly listing of newly released and
updated Sun Alert Notifications. It is being distributed
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could impact the availability, security, and data integrity of
your computing environment.
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New Preliminary Sun Alert Notifications
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New Workaround Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Workaround: 3)
Sun Alert ID: 265330
Title: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader for
Solaris 10 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or
Cause Denial of Service (DoS) (Adobe Security Bulletin
APSB09-07)
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 11-Aug-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 265688
Title: Solaris 10 BIND Patches, T-patches and IDRs may Fail to
Install in Deferred-Activation Patching (DAP) Context
as a Result of Having Malformed pkgmap Files Caused by
a pkgmk(1) Regression
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 11-Aug-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 265808
Title: Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities in the
libtiff(3) Image Conversion Tools tiff2rgba and
rgb2ycbcr May Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution
Product: Solaris 8 Operating System, Solaris 9 Operating System,
Solaris 10 Operating System, OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 14-Aug-2009
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New Resolved Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Resolved: 5)
Sun Alert ID: 255308
Title: A Security Vulnerability May Allow Popup Windows to
Appear Through the Solaris XScreenSaver Program
Product: Solaris 8 Operating System, Solaris 9 Operating System,
Solaris 10 Operating System, OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 14-Aug-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 259388
Title: A Security Vulnerability Involving xscreensaver(1) and
Assistive Technology Support May Allow an Unauthorized
User to Access the System
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System, OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 11-Aug-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 259988
Title: Devices May Not Appear After Reboot When Using Only One
Port of a Sun StorageTek PCIe SAS Host Bus Adapter
Product: Sun StorageTek PCIe SAS Host Bus Adapter
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 14-Aug-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 264408
Title: Solaris 10 Systems Using the hme(7D) Driver May Hang On
Boot if the Install Image Contains Patch 140179-02
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 14-Aug-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 265488
Title: A Security Vulnerability in Sun Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI) Software 3.0 may Lead to
Inadvertent use of an Insecure LDAP Connection
Product: Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 14-Aug-2009
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Updated Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Updated: 2)
Sun Alert ID: 257329
Title: A Security Vulnerability in Certain System Board
Firmware Revisions of Sun Fire V215 Servers with
XVR-100 Graphic Cards may Allow an Unprivileged User to
Panic the System
Product: Sun Fire V215 Server
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 13-Jul-2009
Last Updated: 14-Aug-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 264048
Title: Security Vulnerability in the Solaris XScreenSaver
(xscreensaver(1)) Program May Allow Unauthorized Access
to Sensitive Information
Product: Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10 , OpenSolaris Operating
Systems
Category: Security
Release Phase: Preliminary
Preliminary Date: 17-Jul-2009
Last Updated: 12-Aug-2009
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