Comment # 31 on bug 989218 from boo35 boo35

seems to be system dependent.

Here, on

    lsb_release -rd
        Description:    openSUSE Leap 42.3
        Release:        42.3
    uname -rm
        4.13.5-6.gfe07a5d-default x86_64

with

    i+ | bash    | package | 4.4-334.1   | x86_64 | Shells
    i  | dracut  | package | 044.1-26.1  | x86_64 | OS42-update

from

    cd /etc/zypp/repos.d
    grep base {Shells,OS42-update}.repo
       
Shells.repo:baseurl=http://anorien.csc.warwick.ac.uk/mirrors/download.opensuse.org/repositories/shells/openSUSE_Leap_42.3
       
OS42-update.repo:baseurl=http://sfo-korg-mirror.kernel.org/opensuse/update/leap/42.3/oss/

checking

    grep -i "null byte" /var/log/zypp/history
        (empty)

    mkinitrd
        ( ... no errors ... )

i.e., still WORKSFORME