openSUSE Recommended Update: tar: It segfaults with using --listed-incremental. Fixed by this update. ______________________________________________________________________________

Announcement ID: openSUSE-RU-2010:0972-1 Rating: low References: #650640 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.3 openSUSE 11.2 ______________________________________________________________________________

An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

tar: listed incremental (--listed-incremental) backup of root directory triggers a segfault. Fixed by this update.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE 11.3:

zypper in -t patch tar-3542

- openSUSE 11.2:

zypper in -t patch tar-3542

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

Package List:

- openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

tar-1.23-2.3.1 tar-backup-scripts-1.23-2.3.1

- openSUSE 11.3 (noarch):

tar-lang-1.23-2.3.1

- openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64):

tar-1.21-4.5.1

- openSUSE 11.2 (noarch):

tar-lang-1.21-4.5.1

References:

https://bugzilla.novell.com/650640