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<h1>Recommended update for inotify-tools</h1>
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-RU-2025:3981-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2025-11-06T18:15:35Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249617">bsc#1249617</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-21025">jsc#SLE-21025</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Basesystem Module 15-SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Basesystem Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Server 4.3</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>An update that contains one feature and has one fix can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for inotify-tools fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bug fix on garbled output (bsc#1249617).</li>
<li>Static code analysis annotations and fixes.</li>
<li>New maintainer.</li>
<li>python3-pyinotify rpm has a limited version of notify operation,
including inotify-tools (jsc#SLE-21025).</li>
<li>Build noarch package for doc only for newer suse version.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Basesystem Module 15-SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Basesystem Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-LTS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.3-LTS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-LTS-2025-3981=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-doc-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-doc-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>inotify-tools-devel-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>libinotifytools0-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debuginfo-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
<li>inotify-tools-debugsource-3.21.9.6-150400.3.3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249617">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249617</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-21025">https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-21025</a>
</li>
</ul>
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