SUSE-RU-2023:3936-1: moderate: Recommended update for mlocate

[maint-coord at suse.de]

# Recommended update for mlocate

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:3936-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * #1209409
  * PED-1717

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.2

  
  
An update that contains one feature and has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for mlocate fixes the following issues:

  * Set umask 0022 before running /usr/bin/updatedb to avoid permission denied
    error (bsc#1209409)
  * Avoid using "/bin/false" when running "updatedb" by passing
    "\--shell=/bin/sh" to "su" (jsc#PED-1717)

## 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 Manager Proxy 4.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-3936=1

  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-
Server-4.2-2023-3936=1

  * SUSE Manager Server 4.2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.2-2023-3936=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (x86_64)
    * mlocate-debugsource-0.26-150100.7.6.1
    * mlocate-debuginfo-0.26-150100.7.6.1
    * mlocate-0.26-150100.7.6.1
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (noarch)
    * mlocate-lang-0.26-150100.7.6.1
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (x86_64)
    * mlocate-debugsource-0.26-150100.7.6.1
    * mlocate-debuginfo-0.26-150100.7.6.1
    * mlocate-0.26-150100.7.6.1
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (noarch)
    * mlocate-lang-0.26-150100.7.6.1
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * mlocate-debugsource-0.26-150100.7.6.1
    * mlocate-debuginfo-0.26-150100.7.6.1
    * mlocate-0.26-150100.7.6.1
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (noarch)
    * mlocate-lang-0.26-150100.7.6.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209409
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-1717

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