Recommended update for gdb

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2326-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gdb provides the following fixes:

  • Fix infinite recursion in demangler. (bsc#987637)
  • Ignore further vdso filenames on ppc64 and s390x. (bsc#944105)
  • Fix two test cases on ppc64le. (bsc#994537)

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1362=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1362=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1362=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1362=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • gdb-debuginfo-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-debugsource-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-7.11.1-8.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • gdbserver-debuginfo-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-debuginfo-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdbserver-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-debugsource-7.11.1-8.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (s390x)
    • gdbserver-32bit-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdbserver-debuginfo-32bit-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-debuginfo-32bit-7.11.1-8.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • gdb-debuginfo-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-debugsource-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-7.11.1-8.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • gdb-debuginfo-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-debugsource-7.11.1-8.38.1
    • gdb-7.11.1-8.38.1

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