Apply by doing: cd /usr/src patch -p0 < 003_sysvsem.patch And then rebuild your kenel and reboot, e.g. cd sys/arch/`machine`/conf config GENERIC cd ../compile/GENERIC make depend bsd mv /bsd /bsd.old cp bsd / reboot Index: sys/kern/sysv_sem.c =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/kern/sysv_sem.c,v retrieving revision 1.16.2.1 retrieving revision 1.16.2.2 diff -u -r1.16.2.1 -r1.16.2.2 --- sys/kern/sysv_sem.c 20 Aug 2003 20:16:41 -0000 1.16.2.1 +++ sys/kern/sysv_sem.c 10 Sep 2003 15:38:01 -0000 1.16.2.2 @@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ if ((error = sysctl_int(oldp, oldlenp, newp, newlen, &val)) || val == seminfo.semmns) return (error); - if (val < seminfo.semmns) + if (val < seminfo.semmns || val > 0xffff) return (EINVAL); /* can't decrease semmns */ seminfo.semmns = val; return (0); @@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ if ((error = sysctl_int(oldp, oldlenp, newp, newlen, &val)) || val == seminfo.semmsl) return (error); - if (val < seminfo.semmsl) + if (val < seminfo.semmsl || val > 0xffff) return (EINVAL); /* can't decrease semmsl */ seminfo.semmsl = val; return (0);