Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:1535-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

  • mdopen: Use parameters/new_array to create arrays whenever possible. (bsc#1090819)
  • mdadm: Prevent device name buffer overflow. (bsc#1090819, bsc#1032339)

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 OpenStack Cloud 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2018-1535=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-POS-12-SP2-CLIENT-2018-1535=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2018-1535=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-1535=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-4-2018-1535=1

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (x86_64)
    • mdadm-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.19.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • mdadm-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.19.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • mdadm-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.19.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mdadm-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.19.3
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 (x86_64)
    • mdadm-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.19.3
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.19.3

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