Recommended update for mlocate

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:4010-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mlocate fixes the following issues:

  • Set umask 0022 before running /usr/bin/updatedb to avoid permission denied error (bsc#1209409)
  • Remove ProtectKernelModules from systemd unit to make it visible for locate (bsc#1207884)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4010=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4010=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4010=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-4010=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4010=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • mlocate-debugsource-0.26-150400.16.6.1
    • mlocate-debuginfo-0.26-150400.16.6.1
    • mlocate-0.26-150400.16.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    • mlocate-lang-0.26-150400.16.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mlocate-debugsource-0.26-150400.16.6.1
    • mlocate-debuginfo-0.26-150400.16.6.1
    • mlocate-0.26-150400.16.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    • mlocate-lang-0.26-150400.16.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mlocate-debugsource-0.26-150400.16.6.1
    • mlocate-debuginfo-0.26-150400.16.6.1
    • mlocate-0.26-150400.16.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (noarch)
    • mlocate-lang-0.26-150400.16.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mlocate-debugsource-0.26-150400.16.6.1
    • mlocate-debuginfo-0.26-150400.16.6.1
    • mlocate-0.26-150400.16.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
    • mlocate-lang-0.26-150400.16.6.1

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