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<h1>Recommended update for dmidecode</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-RU-2026:23148-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-08-05T12:34:55Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-16714">jsc#PED-16714</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0</li>
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<p>An update that contains one feature can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for dmidecode fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>Update to upstream version 3.7 (jsc#PED-16714):<ul>
<li>Memory sizes use binary unit prefixes.</li>
<li>The word "Firmware" is now used instead of "BIOS".</li>
<li>Support for SMBIOS 3.8.0. This includes a new processor family.</li>
<li>Support for SMBIOS 3.9.0. This includes chassis type name
adjustments, new rack attributes, slot ID for more slot types,
and new memory device form factors and types.</li>
<li>Decode HPE OEM records 193, 195, 202, 211, 226, 229, 232 and 244.</li>
<li>Update HPE OEM records 203, 216, 242 and 245.</li>
<li>EDSFF slot names now include their .S/.L suffix.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Enable build on riscv64</li>
<li>Update for HPE servers from upstream:<ul>
<li>Decode PCI bus segment in HPE type 238 records.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Drop legacy Provides: and Obsoletes: tags. The split from the
pmtools package happened 15 years ago so they are no longer relevant.</li>
<li>Update to upstream version 3.6:</li>
<li>Use %autosetup macro. Allows to eliminate the usage of deprecated PatchN.</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">
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1435=1</code>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>dmidecode-debuginfo-3.7-160000.1.1</li>
<li>dmidecode-debugsource-3.7-160000.1.1</li>
<li>dmidecode-3.7-160000.1.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-16714">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-16714</a>
</li>
</ul>
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