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SUN(SM) ALERT WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT Weeks of 17-Dec-2006 - - 30-Dec-2006

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Title: SUN(SM) ALERT WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT Weeks of 17-Dec-2006 - - 30-Dec-2006
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Vendors affected: Sun
Operating systems affected: Sun
Applications affected: Sun

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SUN(SM) ALERT WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT
Weeks of 17-Dec-2006 - - 30-Dec-2006

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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.

SUN(SM) ALERT WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT

Weeks of 17-Dec-2006 - - 30-Dec-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: 102729 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime
Environment may Allow Untrusted Applets to Elevate
Privileges and Execute Arbitrary Code
Product: Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Category: Security
Date Released: 19-Dec-2006
Date Closed: 19-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102729-1

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Sun Alert ID: 102731 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities Related to Serialization
in the Java Runtime Environment may Allow Untrusted
Applets to Elevate Privileges
Product: Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Category: Security
Date Released: 19-Dec-2006
Date Closed: 19-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102731-1

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Sun Alert ID: 102732 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime
Environment may Allow an Untrusted Applet to Access
Data in Other Applets
Product: Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Category: Security
Date Released: 19-Dec-2006
Date Closed: 19-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102732-1

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Sun Alert ID: 102734
Synopsis: Mandatory Patches Are Required for Correct
Operation of the Sun Fire X4500 Server
Product: Sun Fire X4500 Server
Category: Data Loss, Availability
Date Released: 18-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102734-1

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Sun Alert ID: 102754 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Required C++ (Rogue Wave Tools.h++ library) Update
Needed For 2007 Daylight Saving Time Changes
Product: Sun Studio 11, Sun Studio 8, Sun Studio 9, Sun
Studio 10, Forte Developer 6 update 2 Software
Category: Availability
Date Released: 18-Dec-2006
Date Closed: 18-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102754-1

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Sun Alert ID: 102756
Synopsis: Disabling Logging on a Solaris 8 File System May
Result in a System Panic if Certain ufs(7FS)
Patches Are Installed
Product: Solaris 8 Operating System
Category: Availability
Date Released: 19-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102756-1

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Sun Alert ID: 102757
Synopsis: Sun StorageTek 6140 and 6540 Expansion Tray
Firmware May Cause a Loss of Access to Multiple
Disks
Product: Sun StorageTek 6140 Array RoHS, Sun StorageTek 6540
Array RoHS
Category: Availability
Date Released: 20-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102757-1
(before accessing this Sun Alert document please login to a SunSolve Online Account with a Sun Spectrum Support Contract at http://sunsolve.sun.com -> "Login")

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Sun Alert ID: 102759
Synopsis: Security Vulnerability With RSA Signatures Affects
Solaris WAN Boot
Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating
System
Category: Security
Date Released: 22-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102759-1

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Updated Sun Alert Notifications
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(Total Updated: 1)

Sun Alert ID: 102046 (RESOLVED)
Synopsis: Brocade 3250, 3850, 3900, 12000 and 24000 SilkWorm
Switches May Lose SAN Storage Path Following Link
Event During I/O
Product: Brocade SilkWorm 3850 Fabric Switch, Brocade
SilkWorm 24000 Director, Brocade SilkWorm 3250
Fabric Switch, Brocade 12000 2 GB Switch, SAN
Brocade 12000 2 GB 64-port Switch, Brocade SilkWorm
3900 Switch
Category: Availability
Date Released: 21-Dec-2005, 21-Dec-2006
Date Closed: 21-Dec-2006

To view this Sun Alert document please go to the following URL:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102046-1

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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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Best regards,
Sun Alert Program Office
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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