RE: Security Alert #68 - patchsets required on client software also?

I've been installing the 9.2 client on some new Linux boxes which will
run PHP.  During the application of patch 3811906 (one of the Alert 68
patches), I got the following error:

make: *** No rule to make target=20
`/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/network/lib/s0nur.o', needed by
`trcroute'.=20

After many hours of deleting,reinstalling, etc. it turns out that this
error wasn't caused by the patch.  I did a custom install of the Oracle
Client (from th 9.2 CDs) and selected only SqlPlus and OCI.  This
install works fine, but a relink will fail with the above error.  I went
back and also installed Network Utilities - this allowed me to do a
"relink all" without any errors.  The subsequent 9.2.0.5 patch and Alert
68 patch were then installed without any problems.=20

Hope this saves somebody some headaches.  I wasn't getting any helpful
hits on MetaLink.=20

Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Drake
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 12:13 AM
To: Niall Litchfield
Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Security Alert #68 - patchsets required on client software
also?

Note ID: 282108.1

21.  Is the Database Client install equally vulnerable?

    We are still investigating what is required. For now it is our
belief that the priority is to patch Database servers and middle tier
servers. Watch this part of the FAQ for updated information about
patching clients.  The same patch for the database server can be applied
on the middle tier servers also.

That is good news as compared with the prior iteration.

Paul



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