Patch-ID# 102923-05 Keywords: security inetd TLI TI-RPC SIGHUP Synopsis: SunOS 5.4_x86: inetd fixes Date: Jun/08/99 Solaris Release: 2.4_x86 SunOS Release: 5.4_x86 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 102922 Topic: SunOS 5.4_x86: inetd fixes BugId's fixed with this patch: 1175129 1202603 1214036 1217754 4154509 Changes incorporated in this version: 4154509 Relevant Architectures: i386 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /usr/sbin/inetd Problem Description: 4154509 security: *inetd* denial-of-service attack (from 102923-04) 1214036 inetd should have a flag to change listener backlog limit from default value (from 102923-03) 1217754 bugfix 1202603 in 2.4 patch 102923-02 masks SIGHUP in services started by inetd (from 102923-02) 1202603 inetd does not work properly with TLI (and TI-RPC) servers under load conditions (from 102923-01) 1175129 inetd: discard does not die on close, uses up 100% cpu (security issue) Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- Reboot after patch installation.