Patch-ID# 109668-07
Keywords: security xntpd ntp system clock sigpoll slewalways overflow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/lib/inet/xntpd and /usr/sbin/ntpdate patch
Date: Sep/09/2004


Install Requirements: Reconfigure after installation                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109667

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/lib/inet/xntpd and /usr/sbin/ntpdate patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4279094 4312050 4320855 4330427 4379876 4434235 4727171 4892938 5021867

Changes incorporated in this version: 4892938

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/inet/xntpd
/usr/sbin/ntpdate

Problem Description:

4892938 xntpd intermittently cores w/ external truetime clock on serial port
 
(from 109668-06)
 
4727171 ntpdate doesn't step automatically for large negative offsets
5021867 ntpdate doesn't step automatically for negative offset of 1/2 a second
 
(from 109668-05)
 
4312050 scary xntpd message (sometimes) on boot about ioctl(SIOCGxxx) failing with EINTR
 
(from 109668-04)
 
4379876 The SLEWALWAYS option to xntpd needs to be user configurable.
4434235 *xntpd* contains a buffer overflow that can lead to root compromise
 
(from 109668-03)
 
4320855 ntpdate does not display anything
 
(from 109668-02)
 
4330427 xntpd crashes after SIGPOLL
 
(from 109668-01)
 
4279094 Time daemon (xntpd) step the system clock in an abrupt adjustment

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
Reboot the system after patch installation.
 
This patch adds a new configuration option to the /etc/inet/ntp.conf
file.  The option is:
 
        slewalways yes | no
 
If you turn this option on xntpd will try to always slew the time and
will never make large steps backwards or forwards.
 
It is advised that if you do turn on slewalways you also select:
 
        disable pll
 
Without this option xntpd will not be able to correct time differences
greater than 128ms.

README -- Last modified date:  Thursday, September 9, 2004

