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Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 201445 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1001090.1. |
Category Security Release Phase Resolved 4883779 Date of Resolved Release 25-JUL-2003 On Sun Linux 5.0, a local or remote unprivileged user ... 1. Impact On Sun Linux 5.0, a local or remote unprivileged user may be able to prevent the "ypserv" NIS server process from answering NIS name service requests. As a result, clients currently bound to this NIS server may experience hangs or slowdowns. Users may no longer be able to login on affected NIS clients. This issue is described in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2003:173-07, available at: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-173.html. 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: Sun Linux
Note: Sun Linux 5.0 is currently shipped with the Sun LX50 Server. 3. Symptoms Should the described issue occur, the NIS server will not longer respond to client NIS requests. The "ypserv" process will still be present in the "ps -ef" command output. 4. Workaround To recover from an unresponsive NIS server, restart the "ypserv" process by issuing the following commands as a root user: # /etc/init.d/ypserv stop # /etc/init.d/ypserv start Until this issue is resolved, sites may consider to disable NIS server functionality on affected Sun Linux systems. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: Sun Linux
Sun Linux patches are available at http://sunsolve.sun.com/patches/linux/security.html. This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the information contained herein. ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. BY ACCESSING THIS DOCUMENT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUN SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARISE OUT OF YOUR USE OR FAILURE TO USE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. This Sun Alert notification contains Sun proprietary and confidential information. It is being provided to you pursuant to the provisions of your agreement to purchase services from Sun, or, if you do not have such an agreement, the Sun.com Terms of Use. This Sun Alert notification may only be used for the purposes contemplated by these agreements. Copyright 2000-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. All rights reserved. Product Sun Linux 5.0 Attachments This solution has no attachment | |||||||||||||||
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