Recommended update for hwinfo

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for hwinfo
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1178-1
Rating: low
References: #974737
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 one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for hwinfo adjusts the DMI parser to read memory size
    according to the latest SMBIOS spec. (bsc#974737)

    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-SP1-2016-699=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-699=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-699=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):
      • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.24-3.1
      • hwinfo-debugsource-21.24-3.1
      • hwinfo-devel-21.24-3.1
      • hwinfo-devel-debuginfo-21.24-3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • hwinfo-21.24-3.1
      • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.24-3.1
      • hwinfo-debugsource-21.24-3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):
      • hwinfo-21.24-3.1
      • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.24-3.1
      • hwinfo-debugsource-21.24-3.1

    References: