diff --git a/features/BUCK b/features/BUCK
index 7291d53..af2bb9c 100644
--- a/features/BUCK
+++ b/features/BUCK
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     '//lib:netty-transport',
     '//lib:netty-handler',
     '//lib:netty-codec',
+    '//lib:netty-transport-native-unix-common',
     '//lib:netty-transport-native-epoll',
     '//lib:netty-resolver',
     '//lib:commons-pool',
@@ -142,4 +143,3 @@
     '//core/security:onos-security',
   ]
 )
-
diff --git a/lib/BUCK b/lib/BUCK
index 26a65cb..478049d 100644
--- a/lib/BUCK
+++ b/lib/BUCK
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ***** This file was auto-generated at Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:53:55 GMT. Do not edit this file manually. *****
+# ***** This file was auto-generated at Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:36:56 GMT. Do not edit this file manually. *****
 # ***** Use onos-lib-gen *****
 
 pass_thru_pom(
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
   exported_deps = [
     ':netty-buffer',
     ':netty-common',
+    ':netty-transport-native-unix-common',
   ],
 )
 
@@ -245,10 +246,10 @@
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'commons-io',
-  out = 'commons-io-2.4.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:commons-io:commons-io:jar:2.4',
-  sha1 = 'b1b6ea3b7e4aa4f492509a4952029cd8e48019ad',
-  maven_coords = 'commons-io:commons-io:2.4',
+  out = 'commons-io-2.6.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:commons-io:commons-io:jar:2.6',
+  sha1 = '815893df5f31da2ece4040fe0a12fd44b577afaf',
+  maven_coords = 'commons-io:commons-io:2.6',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
@@ -263,10 +264,10 @@
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'commons-lang3',
-  out = 'commons-lang3-3.5.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:jar:3.5',
-  sha1 = '6c6c702c89bfff3cd9e80b04d668c5e190d588c6',
-  maven_coords = 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.5',
+  out = 'commons-lang3-3.6.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:jar:3.6',
+  sha1 = '9d28a6b23650e8a7e9063c04588ace6cf7012c17',
+  maven_coords = 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.6',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
@@ -308,10 +309,10 @@
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'concurrent-trees',
-  out = 'concurrent-trees-2.6.0.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:com.googlecode.concurrent-trees:concurrent-trees:jar:2.6.0',
-  sha1 = '3d120cafe57cd8d487e168db334487b00a7707b2',
-  maven_coords = 'com.googlecode.concurrent-trees:concurrent-trees:2.6.0',
+  out = 'concurrent-trees-2.6.1.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:com.googlecode.concurrent-trees:concurrent-trees:jar:2.6.1',
+  sha1 = '9b647240522ab67c003de9b6702ca81ac0c15efc',
+  maven_coords = 'com.googlecode.concurrent-trees:concurrent-trees:2.6.1',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
@@ -488,28 +489,28 @@
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'jackson-annotations',
-  out = 'jackson-annotations-2.8.8.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:jar:2.8.8',
-  sha1 = '1ed81c0e4eb2d261d1da0a3a45bd6b199fb5cf9a',
-  maven_coords = 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.8.8',
+  out = 'jackson-annotations-2.8.10.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:jar:2.8.10',
+  sha1 = '5e924646d6f893bc9036939c5f2b4ecaee85e5da',
+  maven_coords = 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.8.10',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'jackson-core',
-  out = 'jackson-core-2.8.8.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:jar:2.8.8',
-  sha1 = 'd478fb6de45a7c3d2cad07c8ad70c7f0a797a020',
-  maven_coords = 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.8.8',
+  out = 'jackson-core-2.8.10.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:jar:2.8.10',
+  sha1 = 'eb21a035c66ad307e66ec8fce37f5d50fd62d039',
+  maven_coords = 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.8.10',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'jackson-databind',
-  out = 'jackson-databind-2.8.8.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:jar:2.8.8',
-  sha1 = 'bf88c7b27e95cbadce4e7c316a56c3efffda8026',
-  maven_coords = 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.8.8',
+  out = 'jackson-databind-2.8.10.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:jar:2.8.10',
+  sha1 = 'f7b83cb2bc4b88d53961e749e1ad32f49ef017b7',
+  maven_coords = 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.8.10',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
@@ -740,10 +741,10 @@
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'kryo',
-  out = 'kryo-4.0.0.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:com.esotericsoftware:kryo:jar:4.0.0',
-  sha1 = '9f5c64c1315ec79bee0f56bb88e4ae94b65048ce',
-  maven_coords = 'com.esotericsoftware:kryo:4.0.0',
+  out = 'kryo-4.0.1.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:com.esotericsoftware:kryo:jar:4.0.1',
+  sha1 = '5053899c213a6ce50a800d4902c5a9de49fe0098',
+  maven_coords = 'com.esotericsoftware:kryo:4.0.1',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
@@ -830,91 +831,100 @@
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-buffer',
-  out = 'netty-buffer-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-buffer:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = '43292c2622e340a0d07178c341ca3bdf3d662034',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-buffer:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-buffer-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-buffer:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = '63b5fa95c74785e16f2c30ce268bc222e35c8cb5',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-buffer:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-codec',
-  out = 'netty-codec-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-codec:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = '1bd0a2d032e5c7fc3f42c1b483d0f4c57eb516a3',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-codec:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-codec-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-codec:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = 'd84a1f21768b7309c2954521cf5a1f46c2309eb1',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-codec:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-common',
-  out = 'netty-common-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-common:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = 'ee62c80318413d2375d145e51e48d7d35c901324',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-common:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-common-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-common:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = '177a6b30cca92f6f5f9873c9befd681377a4c328',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-common:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-handler',
-  out = 'netty-handler-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-handler:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = 'db01139bfb11afd009a695eef55b43bbf22c4ef5',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-handler:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-handler-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-handler:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = 'fec0e63e7dd7f4eeef7ea8dc47a1ff32dfc7ebc2',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-handler:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-transport',
-  out = 'netty-transport-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-transport:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = '905b5dadce881c9824b3039c0df36dabbb7b6a07',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-transport:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-transport-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-transport:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = '3c8ee2c4d4a1cbb947a5c184c7aeb2204260958b',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-transport:4.1.16.Final',
+  visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
+)
+
+remote_jar (
+  name = 'netty-transport-native-unix-common',
+  out = 'netty-transport-native-unix-common-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = '8acbda23f39f60478bb73ea7c86e9fe121c13f7b',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-transport-native-epoll',
-  out = 'netty-transport-native-epoll-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = 'de9052874d9ff9b411bfc465869f620cab643d8d',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-transport-native-epoll-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = 'd3d29837ecb6dc549cc37f9daf6b14bc6cd6c898',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-resolver',
-  out = 'netty-resolver-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-resolver:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = '2e116cdd5edc01b2305072b1dbbd17c0595dbfef',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-resolver:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-resolver-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-resolver:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = 'f6eb553b53fb3a90a8ac1170697093fed82eae28',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-resolver:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-codec-http2',
-  out = 'netty-codec-http2-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-codec-http2:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = '105a99ee5767463370ccc3d2e16800bd99f5648e',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-codec-http2:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-codec-http2-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-codec-http2:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = '45c27cddac120a4fcda8f699659e59389f7b9736',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-codec-http2:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'netty-codec-http',
-  out = 'netty-codec-http-4.1.8.Final.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-codec-http:jar:4.1.8.Final',
-  sha1 = '1e88617c4a6c88da7e86fdbbd9494d22a250c879',
-  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.1.8.Final',
+  out = 'netty-codec-http-4.1.16.Final.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:io.netty:netty-codec-http:jar:4.1.16.Final',
+  sha1 = 'd64312378b438dfdad84267c599a053327c6f02a',
+  maven_coords = 'io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.1.16.Final',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'objenesis',
-  out = 'objenesis-2.2.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:2.2',
-  sha1 = '3fb533efdaa50a768c394aa4624144cf8df17845',
-  maven_coords = 'org.objenesis:objenesis:2.2',
+  out = 'objenesis-2.6.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:2.6',
+  sha1 = '639033469776fd37c08358c6b92a4761feb2af4b',
+  maven_coords = 'org.objenesis:objenesis:2.6',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
@@ -1091,19 +1101,19 @@
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'slf4j-api',
-  out = 'slf4j-api-1.7.21.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.7.21',
-  sha1 = '139535a69a4239db087de9bab0bee568bf8e0b70',
-  maven_coords = 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.21',
+  out = 'slf4j-api-1.7.25.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.7.25',
+  sha1 = 'da76ca59f6a57ee3102f8f9bd9cee742973efa8a',
+  maven_coords = 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.25',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
 remote_jar (
   name = 'slf4j-jdk14',
-  out = 'slf4j-jdk14-1.7.21.jar',
-  url = 'mvn:org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:jar:1.7.21',
-  sha1 = '168ee1e516a458bd80fb23caf2e512ed41e1e865',
-  maven_coords = 'org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:1.7.21',
+  out = 'slf4j-jdk14-1.7.25.jar',
+  url = 'mvn:org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:jar:1.7.25',
+  sha1 = 'bccda40ebc8067491b32a88f49615a747d20082d',
+  maven_coords = 'org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:1.7.25',
   visibility = [ 'PUBLIC' ],
 )
 
diff --git a/lib/deps.json b/lib/deps.json
index 7685db0..ffb46ed 100644
--- a/lib/deps.json
+++ b/lib/deps.json
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
     ],
     "NETTY": [
       "netty-buffer",
-      "netty-common"
+      "netty-common",
+      "netty-transport-native-unix-common"
     ],
     "GRPC_1.3": [
 //      "grpc-core-1.3.0",
@@ -123,14 +124,14 @@
     "commons-codec": "mvn:commons-codec:commons-codec:1.10",
     "commons-collections": "mvn:commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2.2",
     "commons-configuration": "mvn:commons-configuration:commons-configuration:1.10",
-    "commons-io": "mvn:commons-io:commons-io:2.4",
+    "commons-io": "mvn:commons-io:commons-io:2.6",
     "commons-lang": "mvn:commons-lang:commons-lang:2.6",
-    "commons-lang3": "mvn:org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.5",
+    "commons-lang3": "mvn:org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.6",
     "commons-logging": "mvn:commons-logging:commons-logging:1.2",
     "commons-math3": "mvn:org.apache.commons:commons-math3:3.6.1",
     "commons-pool": "mvn:commons-pool:commons-pool:1.6",
     "commons-beanutils": "mvn:commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils:1.9.2",
-    "concurrent-trees": "mvn:com.googlecode.concurrent-trees:concurrent-trees:2.6.0",
+    "concurrent-trees": "mvn:com.googlecode.concurrent-trees:concurrent-trees:2.6.1",
     "easymock": "mvn:org.easymock:easymock:3.4",
     "antlr": "mvn:antlr:antlr:2.7.7",
     "error_prone_annotations": "mvn:com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations:2.0.11",
@@ -150,9 +151,9 @@
     "retrofit": "mvn:com.squareup.retrofit:retrofit:1.9.0",
     "okhttp": "mvn:com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:2.4.0",
     "okio": "mvn:com.squareup.okio:okio:1.4.0",
-    "jackson-annotations": "mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.8.8",
-    "jackson-core": "mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.8.8",
-    "jackson-databind": "mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.8.8",
+    "jackson-annotations": "mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.8.10",
+    "jackson-core": "mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.8.10",
+    "jackson-databind": "mvn:com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.8.10",
     "javax.annotation-api": "mvn:javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.2",
     "javax.inject": "mvn:org.glassfish.hk2.external:javax.inject:2.5.0-b32",
     "javax.ws.rs-api": "mvn:javax.ws.rs:javax.ws.rs-api:2.1",
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@
     "jsr305": "mvn:com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.1",
     "junit": "mvn:junit:junit:4.12",
     "junit-dep": "mvn:junit:junit:4.10",
-    "kryo": "mvn:com.esotericsoftware:kryo:4.0.0",
+    "kryo": "mvn:com.esotericsoftware:kryo:4.0.1",
     "mapdb": "mvn:org.mapdb:mapdb:1.0.9",
     "metrics-core": "mvn:io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core:3.2.2",
     "metrics-ganglia": "mvn:io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-ganglia:3.2.2",
@@ -188,16 +189,17 @@
     "minimal-json": "mvn:com.eclipsesource.minimal-json:minimal-json:0.9.4",
     "minlog": "mvn:com.esotericsoftware:minlog:1.3.0",
     "netty": "mvn:io.netty:netty:3.10.5.Final",
-    "netty-buffer": "mvn:io.netty:netty-buffer:4.1.8.Final",
-    "netty-codec": "mvn:io.netty:netty-codec:4.1.8.Final",
-    "netty-common": "mvn:io.netty:netty-common:4.1.8.Final",
-    "netty-handler": "mvn:io.netty:netty-handler:4.1.8.Final",
-    "netty-transport": "mvn:io.netty:netty-transport:4.1.8.Final",
-    "netty-transport-native-epoll": "mvn:io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:4.1.8.Final",
-    "netty-resolver": "mvn:io.netty:netty-resolver:4.1.8.Final",
-    "netty-codec-http2": "mvn:io.netty:netty-codec-http2:4.1.8.Final",
-    "netty-codec-http": "mvn:io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.1.8.Final",
-    "objenesis": "mvn:org.objenesis:objenesis:2.2",
+    "netty-buffer": "mvn:io.netty:netty-buffer:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-codec": "mvn:io.netty:netty-codec:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-common": "mvn:io.netty:netty-common:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-handler": "mvn:io.netty:netty-handler:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-transport": "mvn:io.netty:netty-transport:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-transport-native-unix-common": "mvn:io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-transport-native-epoll": "mvn:io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-resolver": "mvn:io.netty:netty-resolver:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-codec-http2": "mvn:io.netty:netty-codec-http2:4.1.16.Final",
+    "netty-codec-http": "mvn:io.netty:netty-codec-http:4.1.16.Final",
+    "objenesis": "mvn:org.objenesis:objenesis:2.6",
     "openflowj": "mvn:org.onosproject:openflowj:3.2.0.onos",
     "org.apache.felix.framework.security": "mvn:org.onosproject:org.apache.felix.framework.security:jar:2.2.0.onos",
     "org.apache.felix.scr": "mvn:org.apache.felix:org.apache.felix.scr:1.8.2",
@@ -217,8 +219,8 @@
     "javassist": "mvn:org.javassist:javassist:3.20.0-GA", //transitive
     "mimepull": "mvn:org.jvnet.mimepull:mimepull:1.9.6", //transitive
     "servlet-api": "mvn:javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5",
-    "slf4j-api": "mvn:org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.21",
-    "slf4j-jdk14": "mvn:org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:1.7.21",
+    "slf4j-api": "mvn:org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.25",
+    "slf4j-jdk14": "mvn:org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:1.7.25",
     "typesafe-config": "mvn:com.typesafe:config:1.2.1",
     "validation-api": "mvn:javax.validation:validation-api:1.1.0.Final",
     "checkstyle": "mvn:com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle:6.19",
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index 4a9d96e..cef4110 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <onos-build-conf.version>1.12.0-SNAPSHOT</onos-build-conf.version>
-        <netty4.version>4.1.8.Final</netty4.version>
+        <netty4.version>4.1.16.Final</netty4.version>
         <openflowj.version>3.2.0.onos</openflowj.version>
         <onos-maven-plugin.version>1.10</onos-maven-plugin.version>
         <onos-yang-tools.version>2.3.0-b2</onos-yang-tools.version>
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
         <karaf.version>3.0.8</karaf.version>
         <jersey.version>2.25.1</jersey.version>
         <jetty.version>9.2.21.v20170120</jetty.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.8.8</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.8.10</jackson.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>
         <guava.version>22.0</guava.version>
-        <commons.io.version>2.4</commons.io.version>
+        <commons.io.version>2.6</commons.io.version>
         <bouncycastle.version>1.58</bouncycastle.version>
         <!-- TODO argLine was originally added maven-surfire-plugin configuration
                   to fix locale errors for non-US developers. However, it breaks
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.googlecode.concurrent-trees</groupId>
                 <artifactId>concurrent-trees</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6.0</version>
+                <version>2.6.1</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5</version>
+                <version>3.6</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.esotericsoftware</groupId>
                 <artifactId>kryo</artifactId>
-                <version>4.0.0</version>
+                <version>4.0.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.esotericsoftware</groupId>
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
                 <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2</version>
+                <version>2.6</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- Netty related; for now we require both 3.10.x and 4 -->
@@ -409,6 +409,12 @@
 
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+                <artifactId>netty-transport-native-unix-common</artifactId>
+                <version>${netty4.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-transport-native-epoll</artifactId>
                 <version>${netty4.version}</version>
                 <classifier>${os.detected.classifier}</classifier>
diff --git a/protocols/bgp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/impl/Controller.java b/protocols/bgp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/impl/Controller.java
index e9a1f64..099c207 100644
--- a/protocols/bgp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/impl/Controller.java
+++ b/protocols/bgp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/impl/Controller.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
      */
     public void start() {
         log.info("Started");
-        if (!PlatformDependent.isWindows() && !PlatformDependent.isRoot()) {
+        if (!PlatformDependent.isWindows() && !PlatformDependent.maybeSuperUser()) {
             portNumber = BGP_PRIVILEGED_PORT;
         } else {
             portNumber = BGP_PORT_NUM;
diff --git a/protocols/openflow/ctl/BUCK b/protocols/openflow/ctl/BUCK
index fb7667f..26a6a58 100644
--- a/protocols/openflow/ctl/BUCK
+++ b/protocols/openflow/ctl/BUCK
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     '//lib:CORE_DEPS',
     '//lib:openflowj',
     '//protocols/openflow/api:onos-protocols-openflow-api',
+    '//lib:NETTY',
     '//lib:netty-buffer',
     '//lib:netty-codec',
     '//lib:netty-common',