Recommended update for psmisc

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1900-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for psmisc prevents attempts to close files which are not open. This issue could make pstree(1) terminate with a segmentation fault.

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 Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1115=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1115=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1115=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • psmisc-debuginfo-22.21-5.3
    • psmisc-22.21-5.3
    • psmisc-debugsource-22.21-5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • psmisc-lang-22.21-5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • psmisc-debuginfo-22.21-5.3
    • psmisc-22.21-5.3
    • psmisc-debugsource-22.21-5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • psmisc-lang-22.21-5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • psmisc-debuginfo-22.21-5.3
    • psmisc-22.21-5.3
    • psmisc-debugsource-22.21-5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • psmisc-lang-22.21-5.3

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