Recommended update for tar

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:3165-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for tar fixes a regression caused by the previous security update (bsc#1007188), which limited append and create operations (bsc#1012633)

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-tar-12890=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-tar-12890=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • tar-1.26-1.2.13.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • tar-1.26-1.2.13.1

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