Recommended update for zlib

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:1408-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for zlib fixes the following issues:

  • Includes the last fixes from IBM for bsc#1166260 IBM Z mainframes starting from version z15 provide DFLTCC instruction, which implements deflate algorithm in hardware with estimated compression and decompression performance orders of magnitude faster than the current zlib and ratio comparable with that of level 1.
  • Add SUSE specific fix to solve bsc#1138793 The fix will avoid to test if the app was linked with exactly same version of zlib like the one that is present on the runtime.

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 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-1408=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-1408=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-1408=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-1408=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • zlib-devel-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • zlib-devel-static-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • zlib-debugsource-1.2.11-11.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (s390x x86_64)
    • zlib-devel-32bit-1.2.11-11.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • zlib-devel-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-debuginfo-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • zlib-debugsource-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-1.2.11-11.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • libz1-debuginfo-32bit-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-32bit-1.2.11-11.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • zlib-devel-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-debuginfo-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • zlib-debugsource-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-1.2.11-11.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (s390x x86_64)
    • libz1-debuginfo-32bit-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-32bit-1.2.11-11.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • zlib-devel-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-debuginfo-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • zlib-debugsource-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-1.2.11-11.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • libz1-debuginfo-32bit-1.2.11-11.3.2
    • libz1-32bit-1.2.11-11.3.2

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