Recommended update for biosdevname

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for biosdevname
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:2029-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1093625
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
  • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL
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    An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for biosdevname provides the following fix:

    - Prevent an infinite recursion in dmidecode.c::smbios_setslot by checking
    that subordinate bus has a number greater than the current bus.
    (bsc#1093625)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended 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 12-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1369=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1369=1
    • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL:
      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (x86_64):
      • biosdevname-0.7.2-11.5.3
      • biosdevname-debuginfo-0.7.2-11.5.3
      • biosdevname-debugsource-0.7.2-11.5.3
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64):
      • biosdevname-0.7.2-11.5.3
      • biosdevname-debuginfo-0.7.2-11.5.3
      • biosdevname-debugsource-0.7.2-11.5.3
    • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL (x86_64):
      • biosdevname-0.7.2-11.5.3
      • biosdevname-debuginfo-0.7.2-11.5.3
      • biosdevname-debugsource-0.7.2-11.5.3

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