IT08517: BACKUP FAILS WHEN PROCESSING FILENAMES CONTAINING STRANGE CHARACTERS.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client 6.4.3 Downloads and READMEs
IBM Spectrum Protectâ„¢ Client 7.1.3 Downloads and READMEs

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Tivoli Storage Manager Client may crash during backup when
  it process filenames containing strange characters, like
  '<88>"?', as it does not check the return code of a string
  conversion function properly.
  
  The corresponding call stack, from a Solaris system, might look
  as follows:
  
   ffff80ffbf36143a strcmp () + 1a
   00000000005ea66a
  __1cLPrivFindDir6FpnLPrivDirTree_pcppnKS_DirEntry_iii_i_ () +
  44a
   00000000005e90fa
  __1cIdtInsDir6Fpc0pnGAttrib_pnMServerAttrib_L_i_ () + 5a
   00000000005398d9
  __1cMFillDirTree26FpnSbackupPrivObject_t_ipnKbackupSpec__i_ () +
  ce9
   00000000005388df
  __1cLFillDirTree6FpnSbackupPrivObject_t_ipnKbackupSpec__i_ () +
  df
   000000000052daae
  __1cNbaIncremental6FpnSbackupPrivObject_t_pnKbackupSpec__i_ () +
  4ae
   000000000053795d
  __1cQbaProcessRequest6FpnSbackupPrivObject_t_pnKbackupSpec__i_
  () + 97d
   0000000000535365
  __1cQbaRequestHandler6FpnSbackupPrivObject_t_pnKbackupSpec__i_
  () + 10b5
   0000000000586ec5 __1cODccTxnProducerLHandleQdDueue6M_i_ () +
  2c5
   0000000000586b91 __1cODccTxnProducerDRun6Mpv_i_ () + 491
   0000000000587299 __1cODccTxnProducerIDoThread6Fpv_i_ () + 79
   000000000058720f __1cOcallDoPThread26Fpv_i_ () + f
   0000000000686d47 __1cMstartThread26FpnLThreadstart__pv_ () + 87
   0000000000686caf __1cLstartThread6FpnLThreadstart__pv_ () + f
   ffff80ffbf3f51f1 _thrp_setup () + a5
   ffff80ffbf3f5490 _lwp_start ()
  [...]
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager client: All versions, All Unix/Linux
  plattforms
  
  Initial Impact: Medium
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TSM, zz63,zz64,zz71, crash, abend, char, weird, filename,
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Tivoli Storage Manager Client versions 6.3, 6.4 and 7.1      *
  * running on all platforms                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This issue is projected   *
  * to be fixed in the Tivoli Storage Manager Client in levels   *
  * 6.4.3 and 7.1.3. Note that until these levels are available, *
  * this information is subject to change at the discretion of   *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• The problem has been fixed and no longer occurs.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• DSMC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R64A PSY

     UP

• R64H PSY

     UP

• R64L PSY

     UP

• R64M PSY

     UP

• R64S PSY

     UP

• R64W PSY

     UP

• R71A PSY

     UP

• R71H PSY

     UP

• R71L PSY

     UP

• R71M PSY

     UP

• R71S PSY

     UP

• R71W PSY

     UP