SUSE-RU-2025:4431-1: moderate: Recommended update for mdadm

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# Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:4431-1  
Release Date: 2025-12-17T12:04:03Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1207266
  * bsc#1229997
  * bsc#1233265
  * bsc#1243443
  * bsc#1246806
  * bsc#1248097
  * bsc#1253060

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
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.
  * Fixing race conditions between mdcheck_start and mdcheck_continue services
    (bsc#1243443, bsc#1248097).
  * Fixing broken monitoring for mdadm in Leap 15.6 (bsc#1229997).
  * Split off the Software RAID HOWTO into a -doc package.
  * Upstream bug fixes since 4.4 (bsc#1253060).
  * _service: switch to tar_scm for better interoperabity with SLFO.
  * _service: pull from github.com/openSUSE/mdadm, patches now managed in git.
  * New versioning scheme: add tag offset and git commit from openSUSE/mdadm
    repo.
  * Fix systemd unit file handling in spec file (bsc#1207266).
  * Fix mdraid activation issues (bsc#1233265).
  * Stop emitting %release into program binaries (bsc#1246806).

## 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:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-4431=1

## Package List:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * mdadm-debuginfo-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-150700.4.15.4
    * mdadm-debugsource-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-150700.4.15.4
    * mdadm-4.4+29.gf8bb524b-150700.4.15.4

## 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=1233265
  * 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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