Recommended update for hwinfo

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:3333-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for hwinfo fixes the following issues:

  • Support SMBIOS 3.0 spec (bsc#1062562)
  • Ensure /var/lib/hardware/udi exists and with 755 permissions
  • Sort input files (bsc#1041090)
  • Allow to override current time (bsc#1047218)
  • Really set default timeout to 20s for Video BIOS emulation calls

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 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2017-2088=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2017-2088=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-2088=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-2088=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-2088=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.50-2.3.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • hwinfo-devel-debuginfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-devel-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.50-2.3.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.50-2.3.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.50-2.3.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-21.50-2.3.5
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.50-2.3.5

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