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

• Fixes a premature termination of the ofile kdbx extension and warning messages in various
kdbx extensions.
• Fixes problems in the kdbx u and vnode extensions.
• Provides enhanced kdbx debugging features to include a -A flag for route and to keep inpcb
from truncating port numbers.
• Updates Mobile IPv6 code to be compliant with the latest RFC.
Patch 27046.00
OSFLAT540
• Makes start-up scripts in /sbin/init.d world readable.
Patch 27047.00
OSFLDBBASE540
• Provides Version V69 of the ladebug debugger to cause it to properly return from a fork call
when CATCHFORKS is set.
Patch 27048.00
OSFLDBDOC540
• Provides Version V69 of the ladebug debugger to cause it to properly return from a fork call
when CATCHFORKS is set.
Patch 27049.00
OSFLEARN540
• Corrects a potential security vulnerability where, under certain circumstances, system
integrity may be compromised. This may be in the form of improper file or privilege
management.
Patch 27050.00
OSFLIBA540
• Updates the audit system to display additional information for the numa_syscalls and
msfs_syscall system calls.
• Fixes problems in which acl_set_file() fails and returns errno = 22 and does not fail if a file
does not exist.
• Corrects a problem in the arena memory allocator that stems from a clash between libc and
libnuma on handling errors from the numa_syscalls system call.
• Provides type checking in EvmVarGet wrapper functions.
• Enhances the AdvFS rmvol utility to allow multiple volumes to be removed with one
command.
• Prevents addvol from adding invalid disks into a domain.
• Fixes a problem in XTI, caused by a blocked mutex lock, in which any thread attempting to
send an abortive disconnect would hang.
• Installs DECthreads V3.20-029c to fix a problem with floating point data inconsistencies in
threaded applications.
• Provides the correct labels for mach events to the audit subsystem.
• Fixes various problems in the libc functions getdate(), strptime(), callrpc(), strncasecmp()
and fork().
• Fixes a problem in the libnuma function nacreate() and the system header <sgtty.h.
• Provides protection against a class of potential security vulnerabilities called buffer overflows.
Buffer overflows are sometimes exploited in an attempt to subvert the function of a privileged
program and possibly execute commands at the elevated privileges if the program file has
Summary of Base Operating System Patches 131