Optional update for binutils

SUSE Optional Update: Optional update for binutils
Announcement ID: SUSE-OU-2015:1716-1
Rating: low
References: #949066
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that has one optional fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    ARM64 (aarch64) binaries produced by binutils 2.25 gold linker had
    incorrect (4k) section alignment. As a result, those binaries could not be
    mapped when being executed on a SLE 12 kernel.

    This update adjusts the section alignment to 64k, as required by the ABI.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Optional Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-663=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-663=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-663=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • binutils-debuginfo-2.25.0-13.1
      • binutils-debugsource-2.25.0-13.1
      • binutils-devel-2.25.0-13.1
      • cross-ppc-binutils-2.25.0-13.1
      • cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo-2.25.0-13.1
      • cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource-2.25.0-13.1
      • cross-spu-binutils-2.25.0-13.1
      • cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo-2.25.0-13.1
      • cross-spu-binutils-debugsource-2.25.0-13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le x86_64):
      • binutils-gold-2.25.0-13.1
      • binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.25.0-13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • binutils-2.25.0-13.1
      • binutils-debuginfo-2.25.0-13.1
      • binutils-debugsource-2.25.0-13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • binutils-2.25.0-13.1
      • binutils-debuginfo-2.25.0-13.1
      • binutils-debugsource-2.25.0-13.1

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