Recommended update for zypper

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:1833-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that has 10 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for zypper fixes the following issues:

zypper was upgraded to 1.14.44:

  • man page: Recommend the needs-rebooting command to test whether a system reboot is suggested.
  • patch: Let a patch's reboot-needed flag overrule included packages. (bsc#1183268)
  • Quickfix setting "openSUSE_Tumbleweed" as default platform for "MicroOS". (bsc#1153687)
  • Protect against strict/relaxed user umask via sudo. (bsc#1183589)
  • xml summary: Add solvables repository alias. (bsc#1182372)

libzypp was upgraded from version 17.25.8 to version 17.25.10

  • Properly handle permission denied when providing optional files. (bsc#1185239)
  • Fix service detection with cgroupv2. (bsc#1184997)
  • Add missing includes for GCC 11. (bsc#1181874)
  • Fix unsafe usage of static in media verifier.
  • Solver: Avoid segfault if no system is loaded. (bsc#1183628)
  • MediaVerifier: Relax media set verification in case of a single not-volatile medium. (bsc#1180851)
  • Do no cleanup in custom cache dirs. (bsc#1182936)
  • ZConfig: let pubkeyCachePath follow repoCachePath.

Special Instructions and Notes:

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 15 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP2-2021-1833=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-1833=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-1833=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-1833=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libzypp-17.25.10-6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • zypper-1.14.44-7.1
    • libzypp-devel-17.25.10-6.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.14.44-7.1
    • libzypp-debuginfo-17.25.10-6.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-17.25.10-6.1
    • zypper-debugsource-1.14.44-7.1
    • libzypp-17.25.10-6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • zypper-log-1.14.44-7.1
    • zypper-needs-restarting-1.14.44-7.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • zypper-1.14.44-7.1
    • libzypp-devel-17.25.10-6.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.14.44-7.1
    • libzypp-debuginfo-17.25.10-6.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-17.25.10-6.1
    • zypper-debugsource-1.14.44-7.1
    • libzypp-17.25.10-6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (noarch)
    • zypper-log-1.14.44-7.1
    • zypper-needs-restarting-1.14.44-7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • zypper-1.14.44-7.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.14.44-7.1
    • libzypp-debuginfo-17.25.10-6.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-17.25.10-6.1
    • zypper-debugsource-1.14.44-7.1
    • libzypp-17.25.10-6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 (noarch)
    • zypper-needs-restarting-1.14.44-7.1

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