SUSE has issued an advisory on April 21: https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-April/014548.html The issue is fixed upstream in 3.5. The fix apparently exposed another bug which was fixed later: https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/dmidecode-devel/2023-04/msg00016.html Mageia 8 is also affected.
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA8TOOStatus comment: (none) => Fixed upstream in 3.5
Done for both mga8 and cauldron! freeze_move asked for cauldron.
CC: (none) => geiger.david68210
dmidecode-3.5-1.mga8 from dmidecode-3.5-1.mga8.src.rpm Freeze move pending for Cauldron.
Source RPM: dmidecode-3.4-1.mga9.src.rpm => dmidecode-3.3-1.mga8.src.rpmStatus comment: Fixed upstream in 3.5 => (none)
Another security update you have already done, DavidG! Better to assign the bug to you.
CC: geiger.david68210 => (none)Assignee: bugsquad => geiger.david68210
Assigning to QA
Assignee: geiger.david68210 => qa-bugsWhiteboard: MGA8TOO => (none)Version: Cauldron => 8
MGA8-64 MATE on Acer Aspire 5253 No installation issues Following rather blindly the commands from bug 18371 # dmidecode >dmidecode.old [root@mach7 Documents]# dmidecode >dmidecode.new [root@mach7 Documents]# diff -u dmidecode.old dmidecode.new --- dmidecode.old 2023-05-16 11:04:34.848335847 +0200 +++ dmidecode.new 2023-05-16 11:05:55.257950578 +0200 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# dmidecode 3.3 +# dmidecode 3.5 Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs. SMBIOS 2.7 present. 51 structures occupying 2220 bytes. @@ -381,13 +381,6 @@ Bank Locator: BANK0 Type: Unknown Type Detail: None - Speed: Unknown - Manufacturer: Not Specified - Serial Number: Not Specified - Asset Tag: Unknown - Part Number: Not Specified - Rank: 8 - Configured Memory Speed: Unknown Handle 0x0026, DMI type 6, 12 bytes Memory Module Information I haven't a clus why the output from the current and this new version are different, othet than the version of the command itself. The new version has some less lines on the memory module than the old version. Is that significant, I have no idea.
CC: (none) => herman.viaene
It looks like it's just being less verbose where it isn't able to provide useful information.
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA8-64-OK
Validating.
CC: (none) => andrewsfarm, sysadmin-bugsKeywords: (none) => validated_update
Keywords: (none) => advisoryCC: (none) => davidwhodgins
An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository. https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0180.html
Resolution: (none) => FIXEDStatus: NEW => RESOLVED