Recommended update for os-prober

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for os-prober
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1410-1
Rating: low
References: #1008444 #997465
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
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    An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for os-prober provides the following fixes:

    - Remove the wildcard test for ld.so. It is inaccurate, slow and could
    hang for a long time in some circumstances. (bsc#1008444)
    - Parse /etc/os-release for openSUSE Tumbleweed. (bsc#997465)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-869=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-869=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-869=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-869=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-869=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64):
      • os-prober-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debuginfo-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debugsource-1.61-29.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64):
      • os-prober-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debuginfo-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debugsource-1.61-29.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • os-prober-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debuginfo-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debugsource-1.61-29.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 (x86_64):
      • os-prober-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debuginfo-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debugsource-1.61-29.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):
      • os-prober-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debuginfo-1.61-29.1
      • os-prober-debugsource-1.61-29.1

    References: