HP Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server Version 5.1B-5 Patch Summary and Release Notes (March 2009)

(SSRT2384 rpc — Severity - High)
• Adds support for NEW_OPEN_MAX_SYSTEM (64K) file descriptors to libaio.
• Corrects a problem in which a DNS resolver routines never time out if interrupted
by signals.
• Corrects a problem in which the pop3d command dumps core when SSO (single
sign-on) is configured.
• Corrects a problem in which long-running programs using Enhanced Security
interfaces (such as getespwnam) directly grow in memory use over time.
• Provides an RFC3542 compliant implementation of IPv6 Advanced API.
• Fixes a ksh core dump problem that occurs when too many files are opened; for
example, when executing too many scripts simultaneously.
• Fixes the more command to handle multibyte character properly.
• Fixes a nonconcurrency issue for multithreaded applications calling popen() and
certain "FILE *" routines such as fread().
• Corrects the /sbin/sulogin utility to read values correctly from the
/etc/rc.config.common and /etc/rc.config.site files.
• Fixes a deadlock condition in multithreaded applications that call fork() and other
libc callback routines such as exit handlers, __fini_* routines.
• Eliminate spurious "dlm_tsl_set: abort: resource name changed" messages and the
associated authentication failures when /var/tcb/files is no longer in the /var file
system.
• Installs DECthreads V3.20-049a, which fixes a condition that may cause some
threaded applications to hang.
• Fixes a problem with the find command that occurs when it is used with -follow
option on symbolic links to a directory.
• Adds support for latest version of the bcm card.
• Corrects a condition in which Multiple "Sorry" messages are issued by the su
command when multiple SIA mechanisms are in use (as when LDAP is configured
for user accounts).
• Updates Mobile IPv6 code to be compliant with the latest RFC.
• Modifies the /usr/sbin/versw_enable_delete script, which is used to enable the
deletion of version switched patches.
• Enhances the audit_tool to enable a user to specify a path to archived audit logs
that the audit_tool will follow for all logs instead of the path recorded in the
audit_log_change events (which by default is /var/audit).
• Fixes an error reported by dbx when the process being debugged terminates.
• Corrects a problem in which the evmshow command hangs when processing an
invalid evm.buf file.
• Corrects a problem in which the system hangs at boot due to evmd processing an
invalid evm.buf file.
116 Tru64 UNIX Patches