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Fix a problem where dhclient(8) utility tries to initilaize an fxp(4) forever because the driver resets the controller chip twice upon initialization. [EN-13:01] Fix a problem where frames sent to additional MAC addresses are not forwarded to the vtnet(4) interface. [EN-13:02]
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FreeBSD-EN-13:01.fxp Errata Notice
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The FreeBSD Project
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Topic: dhclient(8) utility issue on fxp(4) network interface
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Category: core
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Modules: sys_dev
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Announced: 2013-06-28
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Credits: Michael L. Squires and YongHyeon PYUN
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Affects: FreeBSD 8.4
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Corrected: 2013-06-10 07:31:50 UTC (head, 10.0-CURRENT)
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2013-06-17 04:40:27 UTC (stable/9, 9.1-STABLE)
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2013-06-17 04:42:02 UTC (stable/8, 8.4-STABLE)
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2013-06-28 05:21:59 UTC (releng/8.4, 8.4-RELEASE-p1)
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For general information regarding FreeBSD Errata Notices and Security
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Advisories, including descriptions of the fields above, security
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branches, and the following sections, please visit
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<URL:http://security.freebsd.org/>.
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I. Background
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The dhclient(8) utility is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
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client, which is used for configuring network interfaces.
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The fxp(4) network interface driver supports Intel EtherExpress
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PRO/100 Ethernet adapters based on the Intel i82557, i82558, i82559,
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i82550, i82551, and i82562 chips.
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II. Problem Description
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When the dhclient(8) utility is used on an fxp(4) network interface,
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configuration of the interface could fail with the following warning
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messages displayed:
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fxp0: link state changed to UP
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fxp0: link state changed to DOWN
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The cause is that the fxp(4) network interface driver resets the controller
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chip twice upon initialization, and the dhclient(8) utility falsely
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recognizes the second reset as a link down and attempts reinitialize
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the interface. As a result, the dhclient(8) utility keeps trying to
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initialize the interface forever.
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III. Impact
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A machine which has an fxp(4) network interface does not work with
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the dhclient(8) utility.
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IV. Workaround
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There is no workaround. Note that this issue occurs only when the
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dhclient(8) utility is used with an fxp(4) interface. A static
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configuration by using the ifconfig(8) utility works.
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V. Solution
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Perform one of the following:
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1) Upgrade your system to 8-STABLE, or 9-STABLE, or to the releng/8.4
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security branch dated after the correction date.
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2) To patch your present system:
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The following patches have been verified to apply to FreeBSD 8.4 systems.
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a) Download the relevant patch from the location below, and verify the
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detached PGP signature using your PGP utility.
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# fetch http://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/EN-13:01/fxp_init.patch
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# fetch http://security.FreeBSD.org/patches/EN-13:01/fxp_init.patch.asc
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b) Apply the patch.
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# cd /usr/src
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# patch < /path/to/patch
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c) Recompile your kernel as described in
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<URL:http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html> and reboot the
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system.
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3) To update your vulnerable system via a binary patch:
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Systems running 8.4-RELEASE on the i386 or amd64 platforms can be updated
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via the freebsd-update(8) utility:
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# freebsd-update fetch
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# freebsd-update install
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VI. Correction details
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The following list contains the revision numbers of each file that was
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corrected in FreeBSD.
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Branch/path Revision
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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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head r251600
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stable/9/ r251829
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stable/8/ r251830
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releng/8.4/ r252334
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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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VII. References
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The latest revision of this Errata Notice is available at
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http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-EN-13:01.fxp.asc
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