Recommended update for avahi

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for avahi
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1704-1
Rating: moderate
References: #773989
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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    An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for Avahi resolves a problem that could cause a
    hang in the daemon when many service files are registered.

    Contraindications:

    None

    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-avahi-7101
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-avahi-7101
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-avahi-7101
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-avahi-7101

    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):
    • avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-devel-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-devel-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libhowl0-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • python-avahi-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • avahi-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • avahi-lang-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • avahi-utils-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-client3-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-common3-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-core5-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libdns_sd-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (x86_64):
    • libavahi-client3-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-common3-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libdns_sd-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • avahi-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • avahi-lang-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • avahi-utils-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-client3-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-common3-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-core5-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libdns_sd-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libavahi-client3-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-common3-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libdns_sd-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64):
    • libavahi-client3-x86-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-common3-x86-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libdns_sd-x86-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • avahi-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • avahi-lang-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-client3-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-common3-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-core5-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libdns_sd-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64):
    • libavahi-client3-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libavahi-common3-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1
    • libdns_sd-32bit-0.6.23-11.23.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/773989
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=dbfe49caa68e4dad0182ce7579e26e9b