Recommended update for libtirpc

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for libtirpc
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0373-1
Rating: moderate
References: #882973 #899576
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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    An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for libtirpc fixes race conditions in getnetconfig(). These
    races could cause segmentation faults in programs linked against libtirpc,
    such as AutoFS.

    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 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-98=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-98=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-98=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libtirpc-debugsource-0.2.3-8.1
      • libtirpc-devel-0.2.3-8.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libtirpc-debugsource-0.2.3-8.1
      • libtirpc1-0.2.3-8.1
      • libtirpc1-debuginfo-0.2.3-8.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x x86_64):
      • libtirpc1-32bit-0.2.3-8.1
      • libtirpc1-debuginfo-32bit-0.2.3-8.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • libtirpc-debugsource-0.2.3-8.1
      • libtirpc1-0.2.3-8.1
      • libtirpc1-32bit-0.2.3-8.1
      • libtirpc1-debuginfo-0.2.3-8.1
      • libtirpc1-debuginfo-32bit-0.2.3-8.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/882973
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/899576