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SUSE-RU-2016:1515-1 Not scored

Recommended update for bash-completion, util-linux

This update provides fixes and enhancements to bash-completion and util-linux. bash-completion: - Improve completion of LVM commands. (bsc#946875) - Fix completion with backticks. (bsc#940835) - Make ls completion smarter. (bsc#889319) - Avoid negative cword position counter. (bsc#922758) - Avoid trouble if restricted characters of the shell (e.g. exclamation mark) are used in PS1. (bsc#903362) - Expand variables whose value is a directory to avoid escaped dollar sign. (bsc#905348) - Remove completions conflicting with util-linux. (bsc#977259) - Improve handling of sub commands which will be expanded by backticks. (bsc#963140) - Fix completion within a directory even if local sub directories exist. (bsc#977336) - Allow completions list. (bsc#958462) - Improve handling of completions of which result in variables. (bsc#940837, bsc#959299) util-linux: - Reuse existing loop device to prevent possible data corruption when multiple -o loop are used to mount a single file. (bsc#947494) - Remove incorrect --with-bashcompletiondir that breaks bash-completion, use path in bash-completion.pc instead. (bsc#977259) - Fix blkid to wipe correct area for probes with offset. (bsc#976141) - Fix and improve function of lscpu on Power Systems. (bsc#975082) - Fix crash while evaluating root of btrfs. (bsc#972684) - Make sulogin call tcfinal unconditionally. (bsc#970404) - Fixing 'mount -a' for loop devices. (bsc#947494) - Prevent 'mount -a' from mounting btrfs volumes multiple times. (bsc#947494) - Add support for locked root accounts in sulogin. (bsc#963399) - Remove Persistent= directive from fstrim for systemd versions older than 212. (bsc#956540, bsc#953691, bsc#954482) - Prevent colcrt buffer overflow. (bsc#949754, CVE-2015-5218) - Do not segfault when TERM is not defined or wrong. (bsc#903440) - Fix fsck -C {fd} parsing. (bsc#923777, bsc#903738) - Add patches to fix lsblk output in some situations. (bsc#943415, bsc#950778) - Fix mount point lookup (and mount -a) if the path contains //. (bsc#931955) - Follow multipath-tools partition names configuration. (bsc#880468) - Fix recognition of /dev/dm-N partitions names. (bsc#880468) - Fix lsblk -f and fdisk -l on devices with nodes in /dev subdirectory. (bsc#924994)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 7, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 bash-completion
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 python-libmount
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 util-linux
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 util-linux-systemd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 bash-completion
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 bash-completion
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 python-libmount
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 util-linux
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 util-linux-systemd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 bash-completion
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 bash-completion
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 python-libmount
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 util-linux
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 util-linux-systemd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 bash-completion
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 util-linux
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 util-linux

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-RU-2016:1515-1

This update provides fixes and enhancements to bash-completion and util-linux. bash-completion: - Improve completion of LVM commands. (bsc#946875) - Fix completion with backticks. (bsc#940835) - Make ls completion smarter. (bsc#889319) - Avoid negative cword position counter. (bsc#922758) - Avoid trouble if restricted characters of the shell (e.g. exclamation mark) are used in PS1. (bsc#903362) - Expand variables whose value is a directory to avoid escaped dollar sign. (bsc#905348) - Remove completions conflicting with util-linux. (bsc#977259) - Improve handling of sub commands which will be expanded by backticks. (bsc#963140) - Fix completion within a directory even if local sub directories exist. (bsc#977336) - Allow completions list. (bsc#958462) - Improve handling of completions of which result in variables. (bsc#940837, bsc#959299) util-linux: - Reuse existing loop device to prevent possible data corruption when multiple -o loop are used to mount a single file. (bsc#947494) - Remove incorrect --with-bashcompletiondir that breaks bash-completion, use path in bash-completion.pc instead. (bsc#977259) - Fix blkid to wipe correct area for probes with offset. (bsc#976141) - Fix and improve function of lscpu on Power Systems. (bsc#975082) - Fix crash while evaluating root of btrfs. (bsc#972684) - Make sulogin call tcfinal unconditionally. (bsc#970404) - Fixing 'mount -a' for loop devices. (bsc#947494) - Prevent 'mount -a' from mounting btrfs volumes multiple times. (bsc#947494) - Add support for locked root accounts in sulogin. (bsc#963399) - Remove Persistent= directive from fstrim for systemd versions older than 212. (bsc#956540, bsc#953691, bsc#954482) - Prevent colcrt buffer overflow. (bsc#949754, CVE-2015-5218) - Do not segfault when TERM is not defined or wrong. (bsc#903440) - Fix fsck -C {fd} parsing. (bsc#923777, bsc#903738) - Add patches to fix lsblk output in some situations. (bsc#943415, bsc#950778) - Fix mount point lookup (and mount -a) if the path contains //. (bsc#931955) - Follow multipath-tools partition names configuration. (bsc#880468) - Fix recognition of /dev/dm-N partitions names. (bsc#880468) - Fix lsblk -f and fdisk -l on devices with nodes in /dev subdirectory. (bsc#924994)

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