October 2006
SUN(SM) ALERT WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT - Week of 08-Oct-2006 - 14-Oct-2006
ID: 00704
Ref: 676/2006
Date: 17 October 2006:10:39:54
Version: 1
Title: SUN(SM) ALERT WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT - Week of 08-Oct-2006 - 14-Oct-2006
Abstract: 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.
Vendors affected: Sun
Operating systems affected: Sun
Applications affected: Sun
SUN(SM) ALERT WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT
Week of 08-Oct-2006 - 14-Oct-2006
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: 8)
Sun Alert ID: 102613
Synopsis: Solaris 10 Host Running Veritas Storage Foundation
5.0 Volume Manager: System May Fail to Boot After
Encapsulating Root Drive
Product: VERITAS Storage Foundation 5.0 Software
Category: Data Loss
Date Released: 09-Oct-2006
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102613-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102617 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Required Server Firmware for Timezone Changes Due
to U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005
Product: Sun Fire 3800 Server, Sun Fire 4800 Server, Sun
Fire 4810 Server, Sun Fire 6800 Server, Sun Fire
E6900 Server, Sun Fire E2900 Server, Sun Fire V1280
Server, Sun Fire E4900 Server, Netra 1280 Server
Category: Availability
Date Released: 09-Oct-2006
Date Closed: 09-Oct-2006
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102617-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102658 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in the Netscape Portable
Runtime (NSPR) API Affects Solaris
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Date Released: 11-Oct-2006
Date Closed: 11-Oct-2006
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102658-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102659
Synopsis: On Solaris 10 the "cpumem-diagnosis" Module may not
Load on E6900 / E4900 / E25K / E20K Systems
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Availability
Date Released: 09-Oct-2006
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102659-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102662 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities in the Apache 2.0 Web
Server "mod_rewrite" Module
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Date Released: 10-Oct-2006
Date Closed: 10-Oct-2006
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102662-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102663
Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities in the Apache 1.3 Web
Server "mod_rewrite" and "mod_imap" Modules
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating
System, Solaris 8 Operating System
Category: Security
Date Released: 11-Oct-2006
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102663-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102664
Synopsis: A "Use-after-free" Vulnerability in Sendmail
Versions Before 8.13.8 may Allow a Denial of
Service (DoS)
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating
System
Category: Security
Date Released: 10-Oct-2006
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102664-1
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Sun Alert ID: 102668
Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities In OpenSSL Affect Sun Grid
Engine 5.3 and N1 Grid Engine 6.0
Product: Sun N1 Grid Engine 6, Sun Grid Engine 5.3
Category: Security
Date Released: 13-Oct-2006
To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102668-1
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Updated Sun Alert Notifications
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(Total Updated: 0)
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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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*UPDATED* Changes to Patch Access on SunSolve
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On Monday, September 18, 2006, customers will no longer be able to
access Sun patches through Anonymous FTP. The ability to transport
large support files to Sun will remain via ftp or http://supportfiles.sun.com.
For more information, go to:
* http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-9-82023-1
* http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-9-83061-1
For questions, contact: patchpolicy@sun.com
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Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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