Recommended update for Subscription Management Tool

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for Subscription Management Tool
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1380-1
Rating: low
References: #834782 #834801
Affected Products:
  • Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3

  • An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This update for SMT provides the following fixes and
    enhancements:

    * Make unescape more robust. (bnc#834782)
    * Fix syntax error while not using auto-accept.
    (bnc#834801)
    * Add 10 seconds timeout for DNS and server connection
    to the wget command, preventing the registration script
    from hanging if there is an issue with the network.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slesmtsp3-res-signingkeys-8228

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

    Package List:

    • Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.2.4]:
    • res-signingkeys-1.2.4-0.10.1
    • smt-1.2.4-0.10.1
    • smt-support-1.2.4-0.10.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/834782
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/834801
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=df438c76a6b96e39302f78ff7d0851a2