Patch-ID# 103603-02
Keywords: ftp nfs memory leak core getreply
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5.1: ftp patch
Date: Dec/19/96

Solaris Release: 2.5.1

SunOS Release: 5.5.1

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Topic: SunOS 5.5.1: ftp patch

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1198215 1249667 1255435

Changes incorporated in this version: 1249667 1255435

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

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Patches required with this patch:

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Files included with this patch:

/usr/bin/ftp
/usr/sbin/in.ftpd

Problem Description:

1255435 ftp dumps core if lostpeer signal handler is called right before getreply()
1249667 ftp size increases by 8k/2 page size with every open/close session memory leak

(from 103603-01)

1198215 ftp can silently lose data when writing to nfs

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