Recommended update for powerpc-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:1644-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:

  • Could not retrieve logical device name for Open Firmware path. (bsc#1164068)
  • Stop using /sbin/udevadm symlink. (bsc#1160890)
  • Remove a trailing NUL ('\0') byte from a vendor_id contents. (bsc#1171892)
  • Reduce the number of searches of /sys by searching directly in /sys/class/block. (bsc#1164726)
  • Reduce the number of searches of /sys by caching the content of a single search into a file in /tmp. (bsc#1164726)
  • Fixed one instance where the previous change corrupted the exit status of a command. (bsc#1164068)

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-1644=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.7.1-3.15.1
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.7.1-3.15.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.7.1-3.15.1

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