ECO NUMBER: ALPSYS21_061 ----------- PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha Operating System -------- UPDATED PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha Operating System 6.1 ---------------- APPRX BLCK SIZE: 513 ---------------- COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: ALPSYS21_061 2 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: ALPSYS18_061 3 KIT DESCRIPTION: 3.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V6.1, V6.1-1H1, V6.1-1H2 3.2 In order to receive the full fixes listed in this kit the following remedial kits also need to be installed: ALPSHAD09_061 3.3 Files patched or replaced: o [SYS$LDR]SECURITY.EXE (new image) 4 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPSYS21_061 KIT o A DOUBLDEALO BUGCHECK during process rundown, caused by double deallocation of a memory block. There is a small window of opportunity between the time the ORB is deallocate and the time its address is cleared in the UNC that the image could be interrupted and a rundown thread could pick up the ORB address and try to deallocate it again. 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPSYS18_061 KIT o PGFIPLHI crash when referencing $GRANTID/$REVOKID (ID and PRVATR) parameters. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 17 June 1997 6 KIT INSTALLATION RATING: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide as to which customers should apply this remedial kit. (Reference attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement) INSTALLATION RATING: 3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 7 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ALPSYS21_061 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. ** NOTICE ** In order for the images in this remedial kit to execute properly, the ALPSHAD09 remedial kit for OpenVMS Alpha V6.1 must be installed first. For assistance in obtaining the ALPSHAD09 remedial kit please contact your normal Digital support channel. ************ System should be rebooted after successful installation of the kit. If you have other nodes in your VMScluster, they should also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s). Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1997 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. The software contained on this media is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Equipment Corporation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THIS PATCH IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITAL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE OR PROFIT, OR FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PATCH -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 17 June 1997 MADE AVAILABLE HERE OR TO THE USE OF SUCH PATCH.