Recommended update for syslog-ng

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2689-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • Legacy Module 12
  • 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

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

Syslog-NG was updated to version 3.6.4, which brings several fixes and enhancements:

  • The new systemd-syslog() source replaces the former implicit support for the same functionality. Users who use systemd are advised to use either the system() source, or this new one when they want to receive logs from systemd via the /run/systemd/journal/syslog socket.

  • The new source driver systemd-journal() reads from the Journal directly, not via the syslog forwarding socket. The system() source defaults to using this source when systemd is detected.

  • Fix systemd support on platforms which have systemd older than version 209.

  • Fix AMQP segmentation fault right after starting on some platforms.

  • Fix inaccurate time stamps for messages read from /dev/kmsg.

  • Add DOS/Windows line ending support in configuration files.

  • Fix issue that prevented all plugins from being loaded by default.

  • Fix potential crash during stop phase when user wanted syslog-ng to stop immediately after start.

  • Fix memory leak around reload and internal queuing mechanism.

  • Add support for the monolithic libsystemd library from systemd 209.

For a comprehensive list of changes please refer to the Release Notes document: https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/blob/syslog-ng-3.6.4/NEWS.md

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-12-2016-1579=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2016-1579=1

Package List:

  • Legacy Module 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • syslog-ng-3.6.4-5.1
    • syslog-ng-debuginfo-3.6.4-5.1
    • syslog-ng-debugsource-3.6.4-5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • syslog-ng-3.6.4-5.1
    • syslog-ng-debuginfo-3.6.4-5.1
    • syslog-ng-debugsource-3.6.4-5.1

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