Recommended update for ksh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1907-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Legacy Module 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ksh fixes the following issues:

  • Own the ksh files in /etc/alternatives. (bsc#987362, bsc#962069)
  • Fix leak in optimize processing. (bsc#982423)
  • Fix editor prediction code garbling input. (bsc#964966)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Legacy Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-12-2016-1120=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1120=1

Package List:

  • Legacy Module 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ksh-debugsource-93vu-15.1
    • ksh-debuginfo-93vu-15.1
    • ksh-93vu-15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ksh-debugsource-93vu-15.1
    • ksh-debuginfo-93vu-15.1
    • ksh-devel-93vu-15.1

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