PM11586: IHS 6.1.29 ON SOLARIS SHARED LIBRARY PATH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE MAY BE CORRUPTED DURING GRACEFUL RESTART WITH SSL LOADED.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IBM HTTP Server 6.1.0.29 on a Solaris Shared library path
  environment variable may be corrupted during graceful restart
  with SSL loaded. This could prevent some Third party modules
  from starting up.
  

Local fix

• Text Fix provided by Apache,103  L3
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  IBM HTTP Server users with all of SSL       *
  *                  enabled that perform graceful restarts.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: During a graceful restart, the shared   *
  *                      library path variable updated by IBM    *
  *                      HTTP Server to load GSKit may become    *
  *                      corrupted                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:  Apply this fix if there are difficulties    *
  *                  or corruption accessing environment         *
  *                  variables set by runtime modules.           *
  ****************************************************************
  IBM HTTP Server does not pass the OS data with a proper
  lifetime when that data is to be stored for the life of the
  process in the native environment.
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM HTTP Server passes the new shared library path with a
  process-wide lifetime.
  
  This fix is expected in IBM HTTP Server versions:
  - 6.0.2.43
  - 6.1.0.33
  (n/a to later releases)
  

Temporary fix

• No temporary fix
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM HTTP SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0801

Applicable component levels

• R60A PSY

     UP

• R60H PSY

     UP

• R60I PSY

     UP

• R60P PSY

     UP

• R60S PSY

     UP

• R60Z PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61I PSY

     UP

• R61P PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61Z PSY

     UP