Recommended update for gzip

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:3791-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that contains one feature can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gzip fixes the following issue:

  • Enable DFLTCC (Deflate Conversion Call) compression for s390x for levels 1-6 to CFLAGS. (jsc#SLE-13775)

Enable by adding -DDFLTCC_LEVEL_MASK=0x7e to CFLAGS.

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-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3791=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • gzip-debuginfo-1.10-3.3.1
    • gzip-1.10-3.3.1
    • gzip-debugsource-1.10-3.3.1

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