SUSE-RU-2014:1075-1: Recommended update for tar

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for tar
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:1075-1
Rating:             low
References:         #864302 #881863 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for tar provides the following fixes:

       * Don't print "lone zero blocks" warnings, as there are many tar
         implementations around that create invalid archives with a zero
         block in the middle. (bnc#881863)
       * Fix creation of archives with large UIDs and POSIX format.
         (bnc#864302)


Patch Instructions:

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

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-tar-9639

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-tar-9639

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-tar-9639

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      tar-1.26-1.2.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      tar-1.26-1.2.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      tar-1.26-1.2.6.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/864302
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/881863
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4b3f5ffcf4f908db38712d1d85d84c05