Recommended update for patch

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:1573-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for patch provides the following fixes:

  • Ignore dangerous filenames instead of failing immediately. (bsc#1093615)
  • Fix a temporary file leak when applying ed-style patches. The leaked temporary file could cause certain ed-style patches to fail to apply. (bsc#1092500)

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-patch-13643=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-patch-13643=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-patch-13643=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-patch-13643=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • patch-2.5.9-252.22.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • patch-2.5.9-252.22.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • patch-2.5.9-252.22.10.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • patch-2.5.9-252.22.10.1

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