Recommended update for squashfs

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for squashfs
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:0446-1
Rating: moderate
References: #953723
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

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

    Description:


    This update for squashfs fixes a file corruption issue caused by a rare
    race condition.

    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-SP1-2016-253=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-253=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-253=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-253=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • squashfs-4.3-3.1
      • squashfs-debuginfo-4.3-3.1
      • squashfs-debugsource-4.3-3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • squashfs-4.3-3.1
      • squashfs-debuginfo-4.3-3.1
      • squashfs-debugsource-4.3-3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):
      • squashfs-4.3-3.1
      • squashfs-debuginfo-4.3-3.1
      • squashfs-debugsource-4.3-3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • squashfs-4.3-3.1
      • squashfs-debuginfo-4.3-3.1
      • squashfs-debugsource-4.3-3.1

    References: