Patch-ID# 102070-02
Keywords: portmapper security configurable listen backlog
Synopsis: SunOS 5.4: Bugfix for rpcbind/portmapper
Date: Mar/14/97

Solaris Release: 2.4

SunOS Release: 5.4

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Topic: SunOS 5.4: Bugfix for rpcbind/portmapper

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1167600 4011058

Changes incorporated in this version: 4011058

Relevant Architectures: sparc

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Files included with this patch:

/usr/sbin/rpcbind

Problem Description:

4011058 rpcbind should have a configurable listen(3N) backlog

(from 102070-01)

1167600 portmapper security hole has re-appeared in 5.4

This fix closes some holes in rpcbind/portmapper that affected
system security.

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