Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:3113-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has six fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mdadm provides the following fixes:

  • Load md kernel module if needed when creating or assembling named arrays. (bsc#1059596)
  • Fix superblock's max_dev when adding a new disk in linear array. (bsc#1032802)
  • Fix a buffer overflow in super1.c. (bsc#1007154)
  • Make write_bitmap1 compatible with previous mdadm versions. (bsc#1007165)
  • Fix a race condition that was causing raid arrays to not be assembled correctly. (bsc#1047314)
  • Fix handling of MD arrays with devices that have been assigned very large minor numbers. This affects systems with more than 128 MD arrays. (bsc#1009954)

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 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1923=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1923=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1923=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1923=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1923=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-3.4-27.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.11.1

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