Recommended update for binutils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2022:1881-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for binutils fixes the following issues:

  • Revert back to old behaviour of not ignoring the in-section content of to be relocated fields on x86-64, even though that's a RELA architecture. This improves compatibility with buggy object files generated by old tools. (bsc#1198422)

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 Software Development Kit 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2022-1881=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-1881=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-1881=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-1881=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-debugsource-2.37-9.47.1
    • cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource-2.37-9.47.1
    • cross-ppc-binutils-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-gold-2.37-9.47.1
    • cross-spu-binutils-debugsource-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-devel-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • cross-spu-binutils-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libctf0-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-debugsource-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf0-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf-nobfd0-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-devel-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libctf0-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-debugsource-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf0-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf-nobfd0-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-devel-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libctf0-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-debugsource-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf0-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf-nobfd0-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-devel-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-2.37-9.47.1
    • libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1
    • binutils-debuginfo-2.37-9.47.1

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