Recommended update for iproute2

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:2727-1
Rating: low
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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 four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for iproute2 provides the following fixes:

  • Fix command line parser in routel command preventing it from entering in an infinite loop. (bsc#1034855)
  • Fix the exit code returned by the ip command on failures. (bsc#949040)
  • Clarify the meaning of "priority" in ip-rule(8) and ip-route(8) manual pages. (bsc#990635)

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-iproute2-13315=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-iproute2-13315=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-iproute2-13315=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libnetlink-devel-3.0-5.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • iproute2-3.0-5.3.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • iproute2-3.0-5.3.2

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