Recommended update for cronie

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:3165-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cronie fixes the following issues:

  • Update crontab so it doesn't print the headers of crontab with the 'crontab -l' command. (bsc#1155114)
  • Remove 'checkproc' from the run-crons script as the usage is bogus and has a potential of risks. (bsc#1155929)

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-3165=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-3165=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cronie-debuginfo-1.5.1-6.12.2
    • cron-4.2-6.12.2
    • cronie-debugsource-1.5.1-6.12.2
    • cronie-1.5.1-6.12.2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cronie-debuginfo-1.5.1-6.12.2
    • cron-4.2-6.12.2
    • cronie-debugsource-1.5.1-6.12.2
    • cronie-1.5.1-6.12.2

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