Recommended update for hwinfo

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for hwinfo
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0699-1
Rating: low
References: #813172 #867915 #870660
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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    An update that has three recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This collective update for hwinfo provides fixes for the following issues:

    * Incorrect dbus usage that could have resulted in a segmentation
    fault. (bnc #870660)
    * Incorrect memory size reported on Xen guests. (bnc #867915)
    * Incomplete information about Intel 82599 network adapters. (bnc
    #813172)

    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 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-hwinfo-9201
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-hwinfo-9201
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-hwinfo-9201
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-hwinfo-9201

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 15.53]:
      • hwinfo-devel-15.53-0.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 15.53]:
      • hwinfo-15.53-0.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 15.53]:
      • hwinfo-15.53-0.13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 15.53]:
      • hwinfo-15.53-0.13.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/813172
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/867915
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/870660
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=b683c53ec41997a909279aaebc7491d3