Recommended update for multipath-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2656-1
Rating: moderate
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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 four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

  • Add 'wwn' and 'serial' keywords to weightedpath prioritizer. (bsc#991432)
  • Update multipath.rules to deal with partition devices. (bsc#979280)
  • Avoid potential memory overflow allocating polls in uxlsnr.
  • Correctly zero out cookie in libmultipath's dm_simplecmd.
  • Ensure multipathd enters IDLE mode before sleeping in checkerloop().
  • Prevent multipathd from accessing configuration in IDLE mode.
  • Fix loss of the complete multipath map after single path loss. (bsc#980933)
  • Fix systemd build requirements. (bsc#983167)

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-SP1-2016-1560=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1560=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1560=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1560=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • kpartx-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-0.5.0-55.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.5.0-55.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-devel-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.5.0-55.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kpartx-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-0.5.0-55.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.5.0-55.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kpartx-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-0.5.0-55.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.5.0-55.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.5.0-55.1

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