SUSE-RU-2016:0094-1: moderate: Recommended update for powerpc-utils

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for powerpc-utils
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:0094-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #957448 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:

   - When adding a node to the device tree, the drmgr command writes a
     termination NULL in the first character past the end of the allocated
     buffer. This results in a SIGABRT being generated by libc when the
     buffer is free'ed. (bsc#957448)


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 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-68=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le):

      powerpc-utils-1.2.26-8.1
      powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.2.26-8.1
      powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.2.26-8.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/957448