Recommended update for atftp

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for atftp
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1232-1
Rating: moderate
References: #729793 #774376
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

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

    Description:


    This update for atftp provides the following fixes:

    * 774376: The previous update that enabled RFC conform
    behavior for the "sorcerer's apprentice syndrome" situation
    caused timeouts for customers. This update reverts to the
    old, RFC incompatible behavior by default and adds a
    configuration option to enable the RFC behavior again upon
    request.
    * 729793: Add SUSEfirewall2 support

    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 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-atftp-6815
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-atftp-6815

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • atftp-0.7.0-135.12.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • atftp-0.7.0-135.12.1

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/729793
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/774376
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=64569bae6bd5cb5a41d27734dee7fcdd