Recommended update for ntp

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ntp
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:2280-1
Rating: important
References: #954982
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1

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

    Description:


    This update for ntp fixes synchronization of local clocks. This issue was
    introduced with the update to ntp 4.2.8p4 in SLE 12-SP1.

    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 Server 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2015-979=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2015-979=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • ntp-4.2.8p4-3.1
      • ntp-debuginfo-4.2.8p4-3.1
      • ntp-debugsource-4.2.8p4-3.1
      • ntp-doc-4.2.8p4-3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):
      • ntp-4.2.8p4-3.1
      • ntp-debuginfo-4.2.8p4-3.1
      • ntp-debugsource-4.2.8p4-3.1
      • ntp-doc-4.2.8p4-3.1

    References: