SUSE-RU-2020:2000-1: important: Recommended update for efivar

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for efivar
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2020:2000-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1100077 #1101023 #1120862 #1127544 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1
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   An update that has four recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:

   This update for efivar fixes the following issues:

   - fix logic that checks for UCS-2 string termination (bsc#1127544)
   - fix casting of IPv4 addresses
   - Don't require an EUI for NVMe (bsc#1100077)
   - Add support for ACPI Generic Container and Embedded Controller root
     nodes (bsc#1101023)
   - fix for compilation failures bsc#1120862


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-2000=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-2000=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      efivar-37-6.3.1
      efivar-debuginfo-37-6.3.1
      efivar-debugsource-37-6.3.1
      efivar-devel-37-6.3.1
      libefivar1-37-6.3.1
      libefivar1-debuginfo-37-6.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      efivar-37-6.3.1
      efivar-debuginfo-37-6.3.1
      efivar-debugsource-37-6.3.1
      efivar-devel-37-6.3.1
      libefivar1-37-6.3.1
      libefivar1-debuginfo-37-6.3.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1100077
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1101023
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1120862
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1127544