SUSE-RU-2026:20025-1: moderate: Recommended update for valgrind

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# Recommended update for valgrind

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:20025-1  
Release Date: 2026-01-11T16:18:32Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * jsc#PED-13403

  
Affected Products:

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

  
  
An update that contains one feature can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for valgrind fixes the following issues:

  * update to 3.25.1:
    * Incorrect NAN-boxing for float registers in RISC-V
    * close_range syscalls started failing with 3.25.0
    * mount syscall param filesystemtype may be NULL
    * FILE DESCRIPTORS banner shows when closing some inherited fds
    * FreeBSD: missing syscall wrappers for fchroot and setcred
    * Double close causes SEGV
    * The valgrind gdbserver now supports the GDB remote protocol packet 'x addr,len' (available in GDB release greater than or equal to 16).
    * Valgrind now supports zstd compressed debug sections.
    * The Linux Test Project (ltp) is integrated in the testsuite try 'make ltpchecks'
    * Added RISCV64 support for Linux. Specifically for the RV64GC instruction set.
    * Numerous bug fixes for Illumos, in particular fixed a Valgrind crash whenever a signal handler was called.
    * The --track-fds=yes and --track-fds=all options now treat all inherited file descriptors the same as 0, 1, 2
    * A new option --modify-fds=high can be used together with --track-fds=yes to create new file descriptors with the highest possible number (and then decreasing) instead of always using the lowest possible number
    * There is a change to warnings about calls to pthread_cond_signal and pthread_cond_broadcast when the associated mutex is unlocked.
  * Add support for IBM z17 (jsc#PED-13403)

## 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-16.0-125=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-125=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * valgrind-3.25.1-160000.1.1
    * valgrind-devel-3.25.1-160000.1.1
    * valgrind-debugsource-3.25.1-160000.1.1
    * valgrind-debuginfo-3.25.1-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
    * valgrind-client-headers-3.25.1-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * valgrind-3.25.1-160000.1.1
    * valgrind-devel-3.25.1-160000.1.1
    * valgrind-debugsource-3.25.1-160000.1.1
    * valgrind-debuginfo-3.25.1-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (noarch)
    * valgrind-client-headers-3.25.1-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13403

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