Recommended update for ksh

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2566-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ksh provides the following fixes:

  • Fix locking error in spawn implementation. (bsc#988213)
  • Fix editor prediction code garbling input. (bsc#964966)
  • Fix leak in optimize processing. (bsc#982423)

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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ksh-12796=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ksh-12796=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ksh-12796=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • ksh-devel-93u-0.37.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • ksh-93u-0.37.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • ksh-93u-0.37.1

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