SUSE-RU-2014:0791-1: Recommended update for util-linux

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for util-linux
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:0791-1
Rating:             low
References:         #761815 #859062 #871698 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    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 three recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for util-linux provides the following fixes:

       * Make blkid(8) issue only one READ on faulty devices. (bnc#859062)
       * Added option -r to fsck(8) to dump a few resource statistics after
         each successful run. (bnc#761815)
       * Prevent excessive clock drift calculations. (bnc#871698)
       * Check /etc/adjtime drift factor. (bnc#871698)
       * Prevent hang in exact hwclock adjustment. (bnc#871698)
       * Suppress warning that's not relevant on Linux systems. (bnc#871698)


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 Software Development Kit 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-libblkid-devel-9338

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libblkid-devel-9338

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libblkid-devel-9338

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libblkid-devel-9338

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libblkid-devel-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid-devel-2.19.1-6.54.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libblkid-devel-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid-devel-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1

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

      libblkid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      util-linux-2.19.1-6.54.1
      util-linux-lang-2.19.1-6.54.1
      uuid-runtime-2.19.1-6.54.1

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

      libblkid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1

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

      libblkid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      util-linux-2.19.1-6.54.1
      util-linux-lang-2.19.1-6.54.1
      uuid-runtime-2.19.1-6.54.1

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

      libblkid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):

      libblkid1-x86-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid1-x86-2.19.1-6.54.1

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

      libblkid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid-devel-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid1-2.19.1-6.54.1
      util-linux-2.19.1-6.54.1
      util-linux-lang-2.19.1-6.54.1
      uuid-runtime-2.19.1-6.54.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):

      libblkid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1
      libuuid1-32bit-2.19.1-6.54.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/761815
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/859062
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/871698
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=96b72f391bd0a4e7c5daa63edbbd4c30