Recommended update for ksh

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ksh
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:2361-1
Rating: moderate
References: #951430 #953533 #954856 #955221
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 four recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for ksh fixes the following issues:

    - File descriptor leak when doing redirects in a subshell. (bsc#954856)
    - Hangs when processing commands in backticks that output too much data.
    (bsc#953533, bsc#955221, bsc#951430)

    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-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-ksh-12285=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp2-ksh-12285=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-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP2-LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.34.1
      • ksh-devel-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • ksh-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-debuginfo-93u-0.34.1
      • ksh-debugsource-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-debuginfo-93u-0.34.1
      • ksh-debugsource-93u-0.34.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP2 (i586 s390x x86_64):
      • ksh-debuginfo-93u-0.34.1
      • ksh-debugsource-93u-0.34.1

    References: