SUSE-RU-2012:0964-1: moderate: Recommended update for udev

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for udev
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:0964-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #697103 #763501 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update to udev resolves the following issues:

   * Increase the internal buffer used to receive netlink
   messages (bnc#763501)
   * Use secure version of getenv() in libudev
   (bnc#697103).


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 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp1-libudev-devel-6599

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libudev-devel-6599

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-libudev-devel-6599

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-libudev-devel-6599

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libudev-devel-128-13.20.1
      libudev0-128-13.20.1
      libvolume_id-devel-128-13.20.1

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

      libvolume_id1-128-13.20.1
      udev-128-13.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      libvolume_id1-128-13.20.1
      udev-128-13.20.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):

      libvolume_id1-128-13.20.1
      udev-128-13.20.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/697103
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/763501
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3aaa6c31bd3326153634adb0f3f1bd11