SUSE-RU-2016:2419-1: moderate: Recommended update for irqbalance

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for irqbalance
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:2419-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1000291 #996056 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for irqbalance fixes the following issues:

   - A potential segmentation fault due to incorrect error handling.
     (bsc#996056)
   - A memory leak on systems without PCI devices like AWS EC2 PV VMs.
     (bsc#1000291)


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-irqbalance-12768=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-irqbalance-12768=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      irqbalance-1.0.4-0.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      irqbalance-debuginfo-1.0.4-0.20.1
      irqbalance-debugsource-1.0.4-0.20.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1000291
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/996056