Recommended update for ksh

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ksh
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1783-1
Rating: moderate
References: #887320 #924043 #924318 #926172 #934437
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2
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    An update that has 5 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for the Korn Shell (ksh) provides the following fixes:

    - Close the correct file descriptor when renumbering and avoid extra fork.
    (bsc#926172, bsc#934437)
    - Fix freeing memory twice if an array is turned into a compound variable
    and then unset. (bsc#924043)
    - Fix potential hangs in command substitution with large output.
    (bsc#887320)
    - Fix potential job list corruption that could lead to segmentation fault.
    (bsc#924318)
    - Fix segmentation fault with 'typeset -RF'.

    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-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-ksh-12144=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp2-ksh-12144=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.31.1
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-debuginfo-93u-0.31.1
      • ksh-debugsource-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-debuginfo-93u-0.31.1
      • ksh-debugsource-93u-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2 (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-debuginfo-93u-0.31.1
      • ksh-debugsource-93u-0.31.1

    References: