Recommended update for tar

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for tar
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:3165-1
Rating: important
References: #1012633
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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    An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for tar fixes a regression caused by the previous security
    update (bsc#1007188), which limited append and create operations
    (bsc#1012633)

    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 Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-tar-12890=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-tar-12890=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • tar-1.26-1.2.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • tar-debuginfo-1.26-1.2.13.1
      • tar-debugsource-1.26-1.2.13.1

    References: