Recommended update for ksh
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ksh
This collective update for the Korn Shell (ksh) resolves
the following issues:
* Fix a crash when a value of the environment is null
(bnc#785266)
* Add a workaround for filled /tmp file systems
(bnc#786134)
* Check for subshell if tmp file can be used otherwise
use a pipe (bnc#786134)
* Restore shell variables before any output will be
placed in a temp file or buffer (bnc#786134)
* Be able to export justified and zerofilled variables
(bnc#785360).
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2012:1528-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #785266 #785360 #786134 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that has three recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update.
Description:
This collective update for the Korn Shell (ksh) resolves
the following issues:
* Fix a crash when a value of the environment is null
(bnc#785266)
* Add a workaround for filled /tmp file systems
(bnc#786134)
* Check for subshell if tmp file can be used otherwise
use a pipe (bnc#786134)
* Restore shell variables before any output will be
placed in a temp file or buffer (bnc#786134)
* Be able to export justified and zerofilled variables
(bnc#785360).
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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sdksp2-ksh-6991 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-ksh-6991 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-ksh-6991 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sledsp2-ksh-6991
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- ksh-devel-93u-0.14.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- ksh-93u-0.14.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- ksh-93u-0.14.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64) [New Version: 93u]:
- ksh-93u-0.19.1
- ksh-devel-93u-0.19.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
- ksh-93u-0.14.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 93u]:
- ksh-93u-0.19.1
- SLE SDK 10 SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc s390x x86_64) [New Version: 93u]:
- ksh-devel-93u-0.19.1
References:
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/785266
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/785360
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/786134
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=54e976dabcabce0e71fdf848a7e4839e
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=7dc47e5a433ddae789cb140b547c19cb