Recommended update for sed

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1549-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sed fixes the behavior of --follow-symlinks when reading from the standard input (stdin).

The behavior of "sed --follow-symlinks -" is now identical to "sed -". In both cases, sed will read from the standard input and no longer from a file named '-'.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-530=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-530=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-530=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • sed-4.2.2-6.1
    • sed-debugsource-4.2.2-6.1
    • sed-debuginfo-4.2.2-6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch)
    • sed-lang-4.2.2-6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • sed-4.2.2-6.1
    • sed-debugsource-4.2.2-6.1
    • sed-debuginfo-4.2.2-6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch)
    • sed-lang-4.2.2-6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • sed-4.2.2-6.1
    • sed-debugsource-4.2.2-6.1
    • sed-debuginfo-4.2.2-6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (noarch)
    • sed-lang-4.2.2-6.1

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