Recommended update for telnet

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for telnet
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:1334-1
Rating: low
References: #700229 #898481
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 two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for telnet provides the following fixes:

    * Exit cleanly when hostalias cannot be resolved.
    * Fix infinite loop if local output generates a SIGPIPE.

    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-telnet-9892
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-telnet-9892
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-telnet-9892
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-telnet-9892

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • telnet-server-1.2-134.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • telnet-1.2-134.24.1
      • telnet-server-1.2-134.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • telnet-1.2-134.24.1
      • telnet-server-1.2-134.24.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • telnet-1.2-134.24.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700229
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898481
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3332279a83123879df399236bb22cd0c