SUSE-RU-2026:20119-1: important: Recommended update for mdadm

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# Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:20119-1  
Release Date: 2026-01-22T09:37:47Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1254087
  * bsc#1254541

  
Affected Products:

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

  
  
An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

  * fix crash with homehost=none (bsc#1254541)
  * mdcheck: workaround for bash 5.3 bug (bsc#1254087)

## 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-16.0-163=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-163=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * mdadm-4.4+31.g541b40d3-160000.1.1
    * mdadm-debuginfo-4.4+31.g541b40d3-160000.1.1
    * mdadm-debugsource-4.4+31.g541b40d3-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * mdadm-4.4+31.g541b40d3-160000.1.1
    * mdadm-debuginfo-4.4+31.g541b40d3-160000.1.1
    * mdadm-debugsource-4.4+31.g541b40d3-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254087
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254541

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