Recommended update for tcpd

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1500-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for tcpd provides the following fixes:

  • Fixes for breakage of IPv6 address handling (bsc#914527, bsc#899185, bsc#1019574)
  • Use O_CLOEXEC whenever necessary, otherwise fd leaks will follow.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-tcpd-13139=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-tcpd-13139=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-tcpd-13139=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • tcpd-devel-7.6-858.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (ppc64)
    • tcpd-devel-32bit-7.6-858.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • tcpd-7.6-858.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • tcpd-x86-7.6-858.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • tcpd-32bit-7.6-858.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • tcpd-7.6-858.1
    • tcpd-32bit-7.6-858.1

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