SUSE-RU-2021:3203-1: moderate: Recommended update for kmod

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kmod
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2021:3203-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1189537 #1190190 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:

   This update for kmod fixes the following issues:

   - Use docbook 4 rather than docbook 5 for building man pages (bsc#1190190).
   - Enable support for ZSTD compressed modules
   - Display module information even for modules built into the running
     kernel (bsc#1189537)
   - '/usr/lib' should override '/lib' where both are available. Support
     '/usr/lib' for depmod.d as well.
   - Remove test patches included in release 29

   - Update to release 29
     * Fix `modinfo -F` not working for built-in modules and certain fields.
     * Fix a memory leak, overflow and double free on error path.


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-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3203=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      kmod-29-4.9.1
      kmod-debuginfo-29-4.9.1
      kmod-debugsource-29-4.9.1
      libkmod-devel-29-4.9.1
      libkmod2-29-4.9.1
      libkmod2-debuginfo-29-4.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (noarch):

      kmod-bash-completion-29-4.9.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189537
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190190



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