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 5.0MP1 and any RP on 5.0MP1 Storage Foundation HA 5.0MP1 and any RP on 5.0MP1 Overview of the Hotfix --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Etrack - 2372164 ---------------- 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: 3.3.934.0 Install Instructions: =========================================================================== Instructions to apply the hotfix =========================================================================== 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 -c stop" Installing the Hotfix -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Download the patch of VRTSobc33, VRTSob to a tmp location 2. Install the patch using following command rpm -U VRTSob-3.3.934.0-0.i686.rpm rpm -U VRTSobc33-3.3.934.0-0.i686.rpm Additional Notes: No reboot is required after installation or un-installation of these rpms. Known issue -------------------------------------------------------------------------- None