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Posted on 21 May 2007
Sun AlertsWeek of 13-May-2007 - 19-May-2007
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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ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS
* Newly Released Sun Alert Notifications
* Updated Sun Alert Notifications
* Additional Sun Alert Information
* Changes to Patch Access on SunSolve
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Newly Released Sun Alert Notifications
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(Total Released: 1)
Sun Alert ID: 102752 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Brocade Switches May Panic With "Kernel Access of
Bad Area" Error
Product: Brocade SilkWorm 3850 Fabric Switch, Brocade
SilkWorm 24000 Director, Brocade SilkWorm 3250
Fabric Switch, Brocade 200E Switch, Brocade 12000 2
GB Switch, Brocade 48000 Director, Brocade SilkWorm
3900 Switch, Brocade SilkWorm 4900 Fibre Channel
Switch
Category: Availability
Date Released: 16-May-2007
Date Closed: 16-May-2007
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102752-1
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Updated Sun Alert Notifications
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(Total Updated: 4)
Sun Alert ID: 102794 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Due to a Security Vulnerability in StarOffice,
Manipulated StarCalc 1.0 Files May Allow Arbitrary
Code Execution
Product: StarOffice 7 Office Suite, StarOffice 6.0 Office
Suite, StarOffice 8 Office Suite
Category: Security
Date Released: 26-Mar-2007, 17-May-2007
Date Closed: 17-May-2007
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102794-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102807 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in StarOffice/StarSuite URL
Handler
Product: StarOffice 7 Office Suite, StarOffice 6.0 Office
Suite, StarOffice 8 Office Suite
Category: Security
Date Released: 26-Mar-2007, 17-May-2007
Date Closed: 17-May-2007
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102807-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102843 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Data Integrity Issues May Occur for Advanced File
Type Devices With Enterprise Backup Software
Product: Sun StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software 7.2, Sun
StorageTek Enterprise Backup Software 7.3
Category: Data Loss
Date Released: 13-Mar-2007, 18-May-2007
Date Closed: 18-May-2007
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102843-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102863 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in StarOffice 8 May Lead to
Heap Overflow and Arbitrary Code Execution
Product: StarOffice 8 Office Suite
Category: Security
Date Released: 10-Apr-2007, 17-May-2007
Date Closed: 17-May-2007
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102863-1
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Additional Sun Alert Information
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* Accessing Sun Alert Notifications
Sun Alert Notifications are accessed on http://sun.com/sunsolve
under SunSolve Collections, Advanced Search, Browse Documents or
Security Sun Alerts
* Sun Alert Patch Report
http://sun.com/sunsolve/sunalert_patches.html
This is a comprehensive report of patches mentioned in the Resolution
section of Sun Alert documents and is available from SunSolve on the
Patch Portal page. It is updated daily and organized by product.
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*IMPORTANT UPDATE* Changes to Solaris 8 and 9 Patch Access on SunSolve
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Beginning March 31, 2007, Sun is changing the way users will access
Solaris 8 and 9 Software Updates (patches) to be consistent with the way users access Solaris 10 Software Updates.
Users will still be required to have a Sun Online Account and accept
a Software License Agreement in order to access any Software Updates,
but in addition users will be required to purchase a Solaris Subscription or Sun System Service Plan in order to access Solaris 8
and 9 Software Updates.
No Solaris Subscription or Sun System Service Plan will be required for security patches and device drivers, which will remain available without charge.
For more information, go to:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-9-83061-1
For questions, contact: patchpolicy@sun.com
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