Recommended update for systemtap

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:14041-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for systemtap provides the following fix:

systemtap was upgraded to version 1.8 (FATE#324284 bsc#1131394)

Changelog: - v1.8: https://sourceware.org/ml/systemtap/2012-q2/msg00277.html - v1.7: https://sourceware.org/ml/systemtap/2012-q1/msg00097.html - v1.6: https://sourceware.org/ml/systemtap/2011-q3/msg00105.html

Additional fixes:

  • Fix argv access on newer kernels (bsc#1060073)

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 Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-systemtap-14041=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-systemtap-14041=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-systemtap-14041=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • systemtap-1.8-0.9.8.1
    • systemtap-server-1.8-0.9.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • systemtap-1.8-0.9.8.1
    • systemtap-server-1.8-0.9.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • systemtap-1.8-0.9.8.1
    • systemtap-server-1.8-0.9.8.1

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