Recommended update for hwinfo

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for hwinfo
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1179-1
Rating: low
References: #974737
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

  • 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 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-hwinfo-12536=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-hwinfo-12536=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-hwinfo-12536=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):
      • hwinfo-devel-15.56-0.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • hwinfo-15.56-0.9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • hwinfo-debuginfo-15.56-0.9.1
      • hwinfo-debugsource-15.56-0.9.1

    References: