Date: 03, Aug, 2011

OS: HPUX

OS Version: 11.31

Etrack Incidents: 2394915

Errors/Problems Fixed:
   VEA service(vxsvc) running on port 2148 crashes and dumps core.
  
Fixes Applied for Products:
Storage Foundation 5.1SP1


Overview of the Hotfix
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Etrack - 2394915
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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: VRTSob

Build Version: 3.4.302.0


Install/Uninstall 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"


Installing the Hotfix
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   1. Download the patch of VRTSob to a tmp location
   2. Install the patch using following command
         swinstall -s /tmp/ PHCO_42182

   

Uninstalling the Hotfix
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     To uninstall the patch use the following command.
        swremove PHCO_42182


Additional Notes:
If vxsvc was running before the patch install, please start the service using
"/opt/VRTSob/bin/vxsvcctrl start"


Known issue 
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None