Recommended update for sg3_utils

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for sg3_utils
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:0056-1
Rating: moderate
References: #949796 #955222 #955856 #956815
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1

  • An update that has four recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for sg3_utils provides the following fixes:

    - Always set ID_WWN_WITH_EXTENSION, as expected by udev. (bsc#949796)
    - Fix sg_inq to deal with invalid strings in inquiry data. (bsc#956815)
    - Fix rescan-scsi-bus.sh to use safe temporary files. (bsc#955856)
    - Correctly quote $MULTIPATH in rescan-scsi-bus.sh. (bsc#955222)
    - Read VPD pages from sysfs.

    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 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-44=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-44=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-44=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libsgutils-devel-1.41-5.1
      • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.41-5.1
      • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.41-5.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • libsgutils2-2-1.41-5.1
      • libsgutils2-2-debuginfo-1.41-5.1
      • sg3_utils-1.41-5.1
      • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.41-5.1
      • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.41-5.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):
      • libsgutils2-2-1.41-5.1
      • libsgutils2-2-debuginfo-1.41-5.1
      • sg3_utils-1.41-5.1
      • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.41-5.1
      • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.41-5.1

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