Recommended update for multipath-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:1170-1
Rating: important
References:
Affected Products:
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3

An update that has seven fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for multipath-tools fixes the following issues:

multipath-tools was updated to version 0.7.1+106+suse.cff2238:

  • Fix boot issues on certain hardware (bsc#1125145, bsc#1131789)

  • Other fixes

  • libmultipath: Increase SERIAL_SIZE to 128 bytes (bsc#1107179)
  • setup_map: wait for pending path checkers to finish (bsc#1118224)
  • multipathd: avoid crash in cli_list_path (bsc#1121134)
  • libmultipath/hwtable: don't hard-code ALUA for IBM IPR (bsc#1085212, bsc#1075129)
  • libmultipath: don't reject maps with undefined prio (bsc#1085212, bsc#1075129)

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 Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2019-1170=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2019-1170=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2019-1170=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-INSTALLER-12-SP3-2019-1170=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2019-1170=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-INSTALLER-12-SP3-2019-1170=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2019-1170=1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-devel-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+108+suse.29efb7b-2.16.1

References: