Recommended update for tar
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for tar
This update for tar provides the following fixes:
* Don't print "lone zero blocks" warnings, as there are many tar
implementations around that create invalid archives with a zero
block in the middle. (bnc#881863)
* Fix creation of archives with large UIDs and POSIX format.
(bnc#864302)
Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2014:1075-1 |
Rating: | low |
References: | #864302 #881863 |
Affected Products: |
An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.
Description:
This update for tar provides the following fixes:
* Don't print "lone zero blocks" warnings, as there are many tar
implementations around that create invalid archives with a zero
block in the middle. (bnc#881863)
* Fix creation of archives with large UIDs and POSIX format.
(bnc#864302)
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 Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-tar-9639
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-tar-9639
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-tar-9639
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- tar-1.26-1.2.6.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- tar-1.26-1.2.6.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- tar-1.26-1.2.6.1
References:
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/864302
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/881863
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4b3f5ffcf4f908db38712d1d85d84c05