SUSE-OU-2012:0141-1: Optional update for haveged

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   SUSE Optional Update: Optional update for haveged
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-OU-2012:0141-1
Rating:             low
References:         #741186 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
                    SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.1 [Appliance - Tools]
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   An update that has one optional fix can now be installed.
   It includes one version update.

Description:


   This update provides haveged , an entropy gathering daemon
   that feeds the  linux kernel entropy pool with random
   numbers generated from hidden  processor states. For more
   information please refer to
   http://www.issihosts.com/haveged/
   <http://www.issihosts.com/haveged/>

Indications:

   Every virtualized system should install this package.

Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Optional Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-haveged-5682

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-haveged-5682

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-haveged-5682

   - SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.1 [Appliance - Tools]:

      zypper in -t patch sleslmssp1-haveged-5682

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      haveged-1.3-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.3]:

      haveged-1.3-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.3]:

      haveged-1.3-0.6.1

   - SUSE Lifecycle Management Server 1.1 [Appliance - Tools] (x86_64) [New Version: 1.3]:

      haveged-1.3-0.6.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/741186
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=2fe475f591e86f481ff1e86d09d1f342