Patch-ID# 104335-02 Keywords: security lockd listen backlog TCP SYN Synopsis: SunOS 5.5.1_x86: lockd patch Date: Dec/24/2002 Install Requirements: None Solaris Release: 2.5.1_x86 SunOS Release: 5.5.1_x86 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 104334 Topic: SunOS 5.5.1_x86: lockd patch Relevant Architectures: i386 BugId's fixed with this patch: 4011102 4492876 Changes incorporated in this version: 4492876 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/include/nfs/lm.h /usr/lib/nfs/lockd Problem Description: 4492876 A client program can cause denial of service request (from 104335-01) 4011102 lockd should have a configurable listen(3N) backlog The change to lockd is to add a -l parameter which will specify an upper bound on the number of connections that lockd can have in its listen queue. 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 system after patch installation. Note: In order to obtain the complete fix for bugid # 4492876( A client program can cause denial of service request ), Patch 103641-41 or higher must also be installed on your system. README -- Last modified date: Tuesday, December 24, 2002