Recommended update for multipath-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:2376-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • 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 two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for multipath-tools fixes the following issues:

  • The multipath daemon could terminate with a segmentation fault due to overly-long NVMe WWIDs. (bsc#1048146)
  • Multipath daemon ignores "add" events generated by NVMe devices. (bsc#1048052)

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-SP3-2017-1469=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2017-1469=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1469=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-INSTALLER-12-SP3-2017-1469=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1469=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-INSTALLER-12-SP3-2017-1469=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1469=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • kpartx-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-devel-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kpartx-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • kpartx-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kpartx-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+11+suse.246dd815-2.3.2

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