Recommended update for autofs

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:2578-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for autofs improves timeout handling to use a monotonic time source. This prevents negative adjustments of the system clock from affecting expiration of automounted volumes.

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 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-autofs-13288=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-autofs-13288=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • autofs-5.0.6-42.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • autofs-5.0.6-42.3.1

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