SUSE-RU-2025:21153-1: moderate: Recommended update for mdadm

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# Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:21153-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-27T15:46:11Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1207266
  * bsc#1229997
  * bsc#1241474
  * bsc#1243443
  * bsc#1246806
  * bsc#1248097
  * bsc#1253060

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

  
  
An update that has seven fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

  * Version update 4.4+29.gf8bb524b.
  * Fix race condition between mdcheck_start.service and
    mdcheck_continue.service (bsc#1243443, bsc#1248097).
  * mdadm_env.sh ignoring MDADM_RAIDDEVICES if MDADM_SCAN is set (bsc#1229997).
  * Split off the Software RAID HOWTO into a -doc package.
  * Upstream bug fixes for mdadm (bsc#1253060).
  * _service: switch to tar_scm for better interoperabity with SLFO.
  * Fix systemd unit file handling in spec file (bnc#1207266).
  * Stop emitting %release into program binaries (bnc#1246806).
  * Add MAILFROM address to email envelope, avoid smtp auth errors
    (bsc#1241474).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-73=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-73=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * mdadm-debuginfo-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-160000.1.1
    * mdadm-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-160000.1.1
    * mdadm-debugsource-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * mdadm-debuginfo-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-160000.1.1
    * mdadm-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-160000.1.1
    * mdadm-debugsource-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207266
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229997
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241474
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243443
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246806
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248097
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253060

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