IJ34340: APPLICATIONS CAN TERMINATE ON SYSTEMS WITH ACTIVE IPV6 TRAFFIC

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

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  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the 7200-03 Technology Level with
  * any of the following filesets at or between the given levels:
  * MIN          MAX          FILESET
  * 7.2.3.0      7.2.3.21     bos.net.tcp.client_core
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  * ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  * On systems with active IPv6 traffic, applications that use
  * event wait system calls can terminate unexpectedly or
  * experience unexpected behavior.
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  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IJ34340.
  * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from
  * either
  * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij34340/
  * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij34340/
  * The ifix can be installed using Live Update (LU).
  * If LU is not used, installation of the ifix requires a
  * reboot.
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Local fix

• Use only IPv4
  

Problem summary

• Avoid doing unnecessary route lookups for outbound
      IPv6 ICMP traffic to avoid conflicts with
      application event wait calls.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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    * HIPER *
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Comments

• This APAR is being closed FIN. This means that a solution to
  this APAR is expected to be delivered from IBM in a release
  (if any) to be available within the next 24 months.
  

APAR Information

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

  IJ34301

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.2

• Fixed component ID

  5765CD200

Applicable component levels