Recommended update for powerpc-utils

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for powerpc-utils
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:0094-1
Rating: moderate
References: #957448
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1

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

    Description:


    This update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:

    - When adding a node to the device tree, the drmgr command writes a
    termination NULL in the first character past the end of the allocated
    buffer. This results in a SIGABRT being generated by libc when the
    buffer is free'ed. (bsc#957448)

    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-SP1-2016-68=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le):
      • powerpc-utils-1.2.26-8.1
      • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.2.26-8.1
      • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.2.26-8.1

    References: