Date: 03, Aug, 2011

OS: Linux

OS Version: RHEL 4/5, SLES 9/10

Etrack Incidents: 2372164

Errors/Problems Fixed:
   VEA service(vxsvc) running on port 2148 crashes and dumps core.

Fixes Applied for Products: 

Storage Foundation 5.0MP3 and any RP on 5.0MP3
Storage Foundation HA 5.0MP3 and any RP on 5.0MP3
Storage Foundation 5.0 MP4 and any RP on 5.0MP4
Storage Foundation HA 5.0MP4 and any RP on 5.0MP4


Overview of the Hotfix
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Etrack - 2372164
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SYMPTOM: VEA service(vxsvc) running on port 2148 crashes and dumps core.    

DESCRIPTION: Veritas Enterprise Administrator service (vxsvc) is prone to buffer overflows which may result in a crash.

RESOLUTION:  Code was modified to validate the data packets received over the network and reject the malformed packet(s).


Packages applied: VRTSobc33, VRTSob


Build Version: 3.3.1229.0


Install Instructions:
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Instructions to apply the hotfix
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   1. Stop vxsvc process using command: "/opt/VRTSob/bin/vxsvcctrl stop"
   2. Stop all vxpal agent processes using command: "/opt/VRTSobc/pal33/bin/vxpalctrl -a <agent name> -c stop"


Installing the Hotfix
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   1. Download the patch of VRTSobc33, VRTSob to a tmp location
   2. Install the patch using following command
         rpm -U VRTSob-3.3.1229.0-0.i686.rpm
         rpm -U VRTSobc33-3.3.1229.0-0.i686.rpm


Additional Notes:
No reboot is required after installation or un-installation of these rpms.


Known issue 
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None