Recommended update for biosdevname

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:1880-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for biosdevname provides the following fix:

  • Prevent infinite recursion in dmidecode.c::smbios_setslot by checking that the subordinate bus has a number greater than the current bus. (bsc#1093625)

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-biosdevname-13688=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-biosdevname-13688=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • biosdevname-0.6.1-0.16.3.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • biosdevname-0.6.1-0.16.3.2

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