SUSE-RU-2026:0408-1: important: Recommended update for multipath-tools

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# Recommended update for multipath-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:0408-1  
Release Date: 2026-02-09T14:12:55Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1254094
  * bsc#1255285
  * bsc#1257007
  * bsc#1257153
  * bsc#1257244
  * bsc#1257476

  
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 six fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for multipath-tools fixes the following issues:

  * Update to version 0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79:
    * libmultipath: reduce log level of "map X has no targets" (bsc#1257476)
  * Update to version 0.10.6+200+suse.547788f4 (bsc#1257007):
    * kpartx: fix segfault when operating on regular files (bsc#1257244, bsc#1257153)
    * multipathd: print path offline message even without a checker (bsc#1254094)
    * Fix command descriptions in the multipathd man page.
    * Fix ISO C23 compatibility issue causing errors with new compilers.
    * Fix memory leak caused by not joining the "init unwinder" thread.
    * Fix memory leaks in kpartx.
    * Print the warning "setting scsi timeouts is unsupported for protocol" only once per protocol.
    * Make sure multipath-tools is compiled with the compiler flag `-fno-strict-aliasing` (bsc#1255285).
  * Update to version 0.10.5+213+suse.04c3a0ac:
    * Log offline path state if "log_checker_err always" is set (bsc#1254094)
    * mpathpersist: Fix REPORT CAPABILITIES output

## 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-SP7-2026-408=1

## Package List:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kpartx-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * libmpath0-debuginfo-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * libdmmp0_2_0-debuginfo-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * multipath-tools-devel-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * multipath-tools-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * libdmmp0_2_0-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * libdmmp-devel-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * libmpath0-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * multipath-tools-debugsource-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1
    * kpartx-debuginfo-0.10.6+201+suse.9f189e79-150700.3.11.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254094
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255285
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257007
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257153
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257244
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257476

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