Recommended update for libzypp, zypper

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:2273-1
Rating: moderate
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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 contains one feature and has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libzypp, zypper fixes the following issues:

  • Enhance XML output of repo GPG options
  • Add optional attributes showing the raw values actually present in the '.repo' file.
  • Link all executables with -PIE (bsc#1186447)
  • Ship an empty '/etc/zypp/needreboot' per default (jsc#PM-2645)
  • Add 'Solvable::isBlacklisted' as superset of retracted and ptf packages (bsc#1186503)
  • Fix segv if 'ZYPP_FULLOG' is set.

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-SP2-2021-2273=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-2273=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2273=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-2273=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libzypp-17.27.0-12.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libzypp-debuginfo-17.27.0-12.1
    • libzypp-devel-17.27.0-12.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-17.27.0-12.1
    • zypper-1.14.46-13.1
    • libzypp-17.27.0-12.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.14.46-13.1
    • zypper-debugsource-1.14.46-13.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • zypper-log-1.14.46-13.1
    • zypper-needs-restarting-1.14.46-13.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (noarch)
    • zypper-log-1.14.46-13.1
    • zypper-needs-restarting-1.14.46-13.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libzypp-debuginfo-17.27.0-12.1
    • libzypp-devel-17.27.0-12.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-17.27.0-12.1
    • zypper-1.14.46-13.1
    • libzypp-17.27.0-12.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.14.46-13.1
    • zypper-debugsource-1.14.46-13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libzypp-debuginfo-17.27.0-12.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-17.27.0-12.1
    • zypper-1.14.46-13.1
    • libzypp-17.27.0-12.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.14.46-13.1
    • zypper-debugsource-1.14.46-13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 (noarch)
    • zypper-needs-restarting-1.14.46-13.1

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