HP Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server Version 5.1B-6 Patch Summary and Release Notes

• Corrects fixfdmn to display proper error messages when open()or write() calls to the
device fail.
• Fixes kernel memory fault panic in network stack.
• Corrects an issue with the TCP congestion control algorithm in Tru64 UNIX.
• Corrects a problem with the Tru64 NFS server where, under certain conditions, directories
may not be visible to clients.
• Fixes a problem with read of /dev/mem which resulted in netstat hang.
• Add support in cluster alias to handle socket unlisten.
• Fixes an improper reference in anon_dup routine.
• Fixes an issue with handling page-faults inside kernel.
• Fixes an issue in FIFO open, where under certain circumstances, applications using FIFOs
may hang.
• Fixes an issue with table() system call on a NUMA based system with a memoryless RAD
configuration.
• Provides event markers to track missing binary.errlog events.
• Fixes a lock wait panic in the scheduling subsystem.
• Fixes a synchronization issue between fuser() and exec_close_files().
• Fixes problem in reporting tcp sacks.
• Revises the UBC page allocation algorithm to consider wired pages.
• Fixes for IPv6 TAHI conformance test failures.
• Resolves a synchronization issue in anon subsystem.
• Corrects an improper data access issue in the audit subsystem when auditing system calls
that operate on UNIX domain sockets.
• Fixes a locking issue in the audit subsystem.
Patch 28020.00
OSFCLINET540
• Fixes the RPC (TCP) connection reset problem when receiving XDR EO packet without
data(i.e zero sized XDR EOR fragment).
• Fixes the problem with rcp where it fails if the remote username contains a dollar($) sign.
• BIND 9.2.8 release.
• Provides envmon subsystem enhancements on DS-25 and ES-45 plat
• Corrects the security vulnerability, SSRT 080058: DNS Cache Poisoning.
• BIND 9.2.8-P1 release.
• Fixes a problem with inet script looping.
Patch 28021.00
OSFCMPLRS540
• Fixes RPC (TCP) connection reset problem when receiving XDR EOR packet without data(zero
sized XDR EOR fragment).
• Fixes a problem in scanf family of functions when format specifier is %%
• Fixes an issue with fopen(),fdopen(), and popen()
• Fixes a failure in printf family of functions.
• Fixes a problem in printf family of functions when number grouping is requested.
• A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the ps and w commands on the HP
Tru64 UNIX Operating System. The ps and w commands can be used to disclose
environmental variable and argument information that might be exploited by a local,
authorized user.
• Fixes the DNS problem, where DNS client loops with unknown incoming UDP packets.
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