Patch-ID# 104748-01 Keywords: firewall security file descriptors Synopsis: Solstice FireWall-1 2.1c: FD leak in fwd (VPN) Date: Mar/28/97 Solaris Release: 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5.1 SunOS Release: 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5.1 Unbundled Product: Solstice Firewall-1 Unbundled Release: 2.1 Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 4024097 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: fwd Problem Description: FireWall-1 sometimes runs out of file descriptors because it reopens fwd.h instead of using the already opened version. Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- Refer to the Install.info file for instructions on using the each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below as special instructions. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- Use the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with this patch. ******************************************************************** IMPORTANT: This patch may not install properly unless the -u option is specified as follows: ./installpatch -u . ******************************************************************** # @(#) Install.info 1.10 96/08/15 SMI # Copyright(c) 1995 SunSoft. All rights reserved. Patch Installation Instructions: --------------------------------------------------