Recommended update for util-linux

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for util-linux
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0791-1
Rating: low
References: #761815 #859062 #871698
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

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

    Description:


    This update for util-linux provides the following fixes:

    * Make blkid(8) issue only one READ on faulty devices. (bnc#859062)
    * Added option -r to fsck(8) to dump a few resource statistics after
    each successful run. (bnc#761815)
    * Prevent excessive clock drift calculations. (bnc#871698)
    * Check /etc/adjtime drift factor. (bnc#871698)
    * Prevent hang in exact hwclock adjustment. (bnc#871698)
    * Suppress warning that's not relevant on Linux systems. (bnc#871698)

    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-libblkid-devel-9338
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libblkid-devel-9338
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libblkid-devel-9338
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libblkid-devel-9338

    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):
      • libblkid-devel-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid-devel-2.19.1-6.54.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libblkid-devel-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid-devel-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • libblkid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • util-linux-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • util-linux-lang-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • uuid-runtime-2.19.1-6.54.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
      • libblkid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libblkid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • util-linux-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • util-linux-lang-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • uuid-runtime-2.19.1-6.54.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libblkid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
      • libblkid1-x86-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid1-x86-2.19.1-6.54.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • libblkid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid-devel-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • util-linux-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • util-linux-lang-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • uuid-runtime-2.19.1-6.54.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • libblkid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
      • libuuid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/761815
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/859062
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/871698
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=96b72f391bd0a4e7c5daa63edbbd4c30