SUSE-SU-2025:21067-1
Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2025-11-10 14:24 - Updated: 2026-09-20 18:22Summary
Security update for powerpc-utils
Severity
Moderate
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for powerpc-utils
Description of the patch: This update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:
- Start SMT service after networking (bsc#1249152 ltc#214730)
- Fix inconsistent Core Online/Offline States Observed in lscpu and
ppc64_cpu --info Command Outputs During DLPAR Operation (bsc#1246126 ltc#214064)
- Fix HNV installation network conflicts across all distributions (jsc#PED-3946)
- Fix negative values of idle PURR (bsc#1238322 ltc#210808)
Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-335
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
Affected products
Recommended
1 product
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved product id: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1:powerpc-utils-0:1.3.12-slfo.1.1_5.1.ppc64le | — |
Vendor Fix
|
Threats
Impact
moderate
References
18 references
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