Dear Caldera Customer, Support Level Supplement (SLS) ptf7705a, the UnixWare 7.1.1 BIND Version 8.2.3 Supplement, addresses the following problem(s): Update BIND utilities and name server daemon to BIND Version 8.2.3-REL More information about BIND and Version 8.2.3-REL can be found at the Internet Software Consortium web site, at http://www.isc.org/products/BIND BIND Version 8.2.3-REL corrects several problems in earlier versions of BIND Version 8 which can result in security vulnerabilities of varying levels of severity. It is strongly recommended that users of BIND Version 8 upgrade to BIND Version 8.2.3-REL. More information about the specific security vulnerabilities can be found at the web site listed above. SLS ptf7705a replaces all BIND utilities and name server daemon shipped with UnixWare 7.1.1. Contents -------- /usr/lib/nslookup.help /usr/sbin/addr /usr/sbin/dig /usr/sbin/dnskeygen /usr/sbin/dnsquery /usr/sbin/host /usr/sbin/in.named /usr/sbin/irpd /usr/sbin/mkservdb /usr/sbin/named-bootconf /usr/sbin/named-xfer /usr/sbin/ndc /usr/sbin/nslookup /usr/sbin/nsupdate Software Notes and Recommendations ---------------------------------- SLS ptf7705a should only be installed on: UnixWare 7.1.1 UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters Release 7.1.1 UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters Release 7.1.1+IP If your system is running any libraries or commands that are contained in this SLS, then these programs will continue to run with the old versions of these libraries or commands until the the system is rebooted. Note that when all necessary patches have been installed, it is recommended that you reboot the system at the earliest opportunity. This will ensure that no programs continue to run with the old libraries or commands. Installation Instructions ------------------------- 1. Download the ptf7705a.Z file to the /tmp directory on your machine. 2. As root, uncompress the file and add the SLS package to your system using these commands: $ su Password: # uncompress /tmp/ptf7705a.Z # pkgadd -d /tmp/ptf7705a # rm /tmp/ptf7705a 3. There is no need to reboot the system after installing this SLS package. The release notes displayed prior to installation can be found in: /var/sadm/pkg/ptf7705/install/ptf7705.txt Removal Instructions --------------------- 1. As root, remove the SLS package using these commands: $ su Password: # pkgrm ptf7705 2. There is no need to reboot the system after removing this SLS package. If you have questions regarding this SLS, or the product on which it is installed, please contact your software supplier.