Recommended update for tar

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for tar
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:1075-1
Rating: low
References: #864302 #881863
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • 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