Recommended update for ksh

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ksh
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2566-1
Rating: moderate
References: #964966 #982423 #988213
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

  • An update that has three recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for ksh provides the following fixes:

    - Fix locking error in spawn implementation. (bsc#988213)
    - Fix editor prediction code garbling input. (bsc#964966)
    - Fix leak in optimize processing. (bsc#982423)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ksh-12796=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-ksh-12796=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ksh-12796=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-debuginfo-93u-0.37.1
      • ksh-debugsource-93u-0.37.1

    References: