Recommended update for ksh

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ksh
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:1657-1
Rating: moderate
References: #835885 #844071 #852160 #861326 #863315 #867401 #893031 #899014
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 Server 11 SP2 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has 8 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This collective update for Korn Shell provides the following fixes:

    * Fix stk aliasing code. (bnc#844071, bnc#863315)
    * Fix crash when the subshell number overflows. (bnc#893031)
    * Fix path normalization in cd command. (bnc#867401)
    * Fix segmentation fault in dirname when cwd is gone. (bnc#852160)
    * Fix ksh using wrong files in some elements if the path does not
    exist. (bnc#899014)
    * Fix sub-processes in a pipe losing their reference to standard
    output. (bnc#835885)
    * Fix memory leak in ksh with here documents. (bnc#861326)

    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-ksh-10057
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ksh-10057
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ksh-10057
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-ksh-10058
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-ksh-10059
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ksh-10057

    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):
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.26.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.26.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.26.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.26.1
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.26.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 93u]:
      • ksh-93u-0.26.1
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.26.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 93u]:
      • ksh-93u-0.31.1
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.26.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=835885
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844071
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852160
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=861326
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=863315
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867401
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893031
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=899014
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=1243f7810e7af36a5e3c95697ffe2438
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=be1791ebc88ec1247bc88be0f3366d69
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=dacf2d8c5b43c4b762f6e0c71934fb80
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e24ee074caac3a08f914de43e314e2a8