Recommended update for multipath-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:1175-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for multipath-tools fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed activation of LVM volume groups during coldplug (bsc#1219142)
  • Avoid changing SCSI timeouts in "multipath -d" (bsc#1213809)
  • Fixed dev_loss_tmo even if not set in configuration (bsc#1212440)

  • Backport of upstream bug fixes (bsc#1220374):

  • Avoid setting queue_if_no_path on multipath maps for which the no_path_retry timeout has expired

  • Fixed memory and error handling for code using aio (marginal path code, directio path checker)
  • libmultipath: fixed max_sectors_kb on adding path
  • Fixed warnings reported by udevadm verify
  • libmultipath: use directio checker for LIO targets
  • multipathd.service: remove "Also=multipathd.socket"
  • libmultipathd: avoid parsing errors due to unsupported designators
  • libmultipath: return 'pending' state when port is in transition
  • multipath.rules: fixed "smart" bug with failed valid path check
  • libmpathpersist: fixed resource leak in update_map_pr()
  • libmultipath: keep renames from stopping other multipath actions

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-1175=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-1175=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-1175=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-1175=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libdmmp0_2_0-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • kpartx-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-devel-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libdmmp-devel-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libmpath0-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libdmmp0_2_0-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libmpath0-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • kpartx-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libmpath0-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libmpath0-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libdmmp0_2_0-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • kpartx-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-devel-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libdmmp-devel-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libmpath0-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libdmmp0_2_0-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1
    • libmpath0-debuginfo-0.9.4+117+suse.87f2634-150500.3.9.1

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