Recommended update for iproute2

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for iproute2
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0697-1
Rating: low
References: #874536 #899062
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:


    iproute2 has been updated to fix the following issues:

    * Fix flushing of large number (> 50) of addresses. (bsc#899062)
    * Fix segmentation fault on invalid link layer address. (bsc#874536)

    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-iproute2=10351
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-iproute2=10351
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-iproute2=10351
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-iproute2=10351

    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):
      • libnetlink-devel-2.6.29.1-6.36.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • iproute2-2.6.29.1-6.36.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • iproute2-2.6.29.1-6.36.37.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • iproute2-2.6.29.1-6.36.37.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/874536
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/899062
    • https://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=7ae644b30f403c27aa439f0ab3837800