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INCORRECT PATCH REVISIONS: Re: Sun Security Bulletin #00207


From: David Foster <foster () dim ucsd edu>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 14:53:33 -0700 (PDT)


This recent Sun Security Bulletin included some incorrect
patch revisions (see below) that could easily lead folks
to install outdated patches.

Dave Foster


________________________________________________________________________________
                    Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin

Bulletin Number:          #00207
Date:                     August 30, 2001
Cross-Ref:                CERT Advisory CA-2001-05
Title:                    snmpXdmid

<snip> 
________________________________________________________________________________

1.  Bulletins Topics

    Sun announces the release of patches for Solaris(tm) 8, 7, and
    2.6 (SunOS(tm) 5.8, 5.7, and 5.6) which relate to an snmpXdmid
    vulnerability reported in CERT CA-2001-05.

    Sun recommends that you install the patches listed in section 4
    immediately on systems running SunOS 5.8, 5.7, and 5.6 which
    use snmpXdmid.

<snip>
4.  List of Patches

    The following patches are available in relation to the above problem.

    OS Version               Patch ID
    __________               _________
    SunOS 5.8                108869-07
    SunOS 5.8_x86            108870-07
    SunOS 5.7                107709-15
    SunOS 5.7_x86            107710-15
    SunOS 5.6                106787-15
    SunOS 5.6_x86            106872-15


THE CORRECT PATCHES ARE:

     OS Version               Patch ID
     __________               _________
     SunOS 5.8                108869-09 *
     SunOS 5.8_x86            108870-09 *
     SunOS 5.7                107709-15
     SunOS 5.7_x86            107710-15
     SunOS 5.6                106787-16 *
     SunOS 5.6_x86            106872-15
     
<snip>
     

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