Help: Unable to start Oracle EBS apps after SLES 11 patching

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Updates
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Hi all,
After SLES 11 SP4 patching, the Oracle EBS application cannot be started. We restored the latest backup and works fine. It’s a long patch list and it’s hard to check which one causes the issue. Is there any known issue raise? Below is the patch list

autofs-5.0.6-42.3.1**************************
autoyast2-2.17.82-5.1************************
autoyast2-installation-2.17.82-5.1***********
bash-3.2-147.41.1****************************
bash-doc-3.2-147.41.1******** ****************
bind-libs-9.9.6P1-0.50.1*********************
bind-utils-9.9.6P1-0.50.1********************
curl-7.19.7-1.70.8.1********* ****************
expat-2.0.1-88.42.3.2************************
firefox-libffi4-5.3.1+r233831-7.1************
firefox-libstdc++6-5.3.1+r233831-7.1*********
glib2-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*********************** *
glib2-lang-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*******************
glibc-2.11.3-17.109.1************************
glibc-32bit-2.11.3-17.109.1******************
glibc-devel-2.11.3-17.109.1******************
glibc-devel-32bit-2.11.3-17.109.1************
glibc-i18ndata-2.11.3-17.109.1***************
glibc-locale-2.11.3-17.109.1*****************
iproute2-3.0-5.3.2***************************
kernel-default-3.0.101-108.13.1**************
kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.13.1*********
kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.13.1********
kernel-source-3.0.101-108.13.1***************
libcurl4-7.19.7-1.70.8.1*********************
libexpat1-2.0.1-88.42.3.2********************
libexpat1-32bit-2.0.1-88.42.3.2**************
libfreebl3-3.29.5-47.6.1*********************
libgcc_s1-32bit-5.3.1+r233831-14.1***********
libgcc_s1-5.3.1+r233831-14.1*****************
libgcrypt11-1.5.0-0.25.1*********************
libgio-2_0-0-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*****************
libgio-2_0-0-32bit-2.22.5-0.8.28.1***********
libglib-2_0-0-2.22.5-0.8.28.1****************
libglib-2_0-0-32bit-2.22.5-0.8.28.1******* ***
libgmodule-2_0-0-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*************
libgmodule-2_0-0-32bit-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*******
libgnutls26-2.4.1-24.39.70.1*****************
libgobject-2_0-0-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*************
libgobject-2_0-0-32bit-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*******
libgomp1-32bit-5.3.1+r233831-14.1************
libgomp1-5.3.1+r233831-14.1******************
libgthread-2_0-0-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*************
libgthread-2_0-0-32bit-2.22.5-0.8.28.1*******
libjasper-1.900.14-134.33.3.1****************
libldap-2_4-2-2.4.26-0.73.1******************
libldap-2_4-2-32bit-2.4.26-0.73.1************
libldb1-3.6.3-94.5.1*************************
libMagickCore1-6.4.3.6-7.78.8.1*********** ***
libncurses5-32bit-5.6-93.12.1****************
libncurses5-5.6-93.12.1**********************
libncurses6-5.6-93.12.1**********************
libnetpbm10-10.26.44-101.14.1****************
libopenssl0_9_8-0.9.8j-0.106.3.1*************
libopenssl0_9_8-32bit-0.9.8j-0.106.3.1*******
libreadline5-5.2-147.41.1********************
libsmbclient0-3.6.3-94.5.1*******************
libsnmp15-5.4.2.1-8.12.31.1******************
libsoftokn3-3.29.5-47.6.1********************
libstdc++6-32bit-5.3.1+r233831-14.1**********
libstdc++6-5.3.1+r233831-14.1****************
libtalloc2-3.6.3-94.5.1**********************
libtalloc2-32bit-3.6.3-94.5.1****************
libtdb1-3.6.3-94.5.1*************************
libtdb1-32bit-3.6.3-94.5.1*******************
libtevent0-3.6.3-94.5.1**********************
libtevent0-32bit-3.6.3-94.5.1****************
libwbclient0-3.6.3-94.5.1********************
libwbclient0-32bit-3.6.3-94.5.1**************
libxml2-2.7.6-0.77.3.2******************** ***
libxml2-32bit-2.7.6-0.77.3.2*****************
libxml2-python-2.7.6-0.77.3.5****************
logrotate-3.7.7-10.30.7.1********************
mcelog-1.0.2014.12.20-0.24.3.1***************
mdadm-3.3.1-10.13.1**************************
microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.3.1****************
MozillaFirefox-52.5.0esr-72.17.1*************
MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED-52-24.5.1*******
MozillaFirefox-translations-52.5.0esr-72.17.1
mozilla-nss-3.29.5-47.6.1********************
ncurses-utils-5.6-93.12.1********************
netpbm-10.26.44-101.14.1*********************
net-snmp-5.4.2.1-8.12.31.1*******************
nscd-2.11.3-17.109.1*************************
open-iscsi-2.0.873-0.42.3.1******************
openldap2-client-2.4.26-0.73.1***************
openssl-0.9.8j-0.106.3.1*********************
pango-1.26.2-1.9.2***************************
pango-32bit-1.26.2-1.9.2****************** ***
perl-5.10.0-64.81.3.1************************
perl-base-5.10.0-64.81.3.1*******************
perl-doc-5.10.0-64.81.3.1********************
perl-Module-Build-0.2808.01-0.81.3.1*********
perl-SNMP-5.4.2.1-8.12.31.1******************
perl-Test-Simple-0.72-0.81.3.1***************
procmail-3.22-240.8.3.1******************* ***
readline-doc-5.2-147.41.1********************
release-notes-sles-11.4.29-0.39.6.1**********
samba-client-3.6.3-94.5.1********************
samba-client-32bit-3.6.3-94.5.1**************
samba-krb-printing-3.6.3-94.5.1**************
samba-winbind-3.6.3-94.5.1*******************
samba-winbind-32bit-3.6.3-94.5.1*************
sed-4.1.5-85.33.3.1**************************
snmp-mibs-5.4.2.1-8.12.31.1******************
supportutils-1.20-122.3.1******************* *
SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.18.6.1***********
tcpdump-3.9.8-1.30.5.1***********************
terminfo-5.6-93.12.1*************************
terminfo-base-5.6-93.12.1********************
timezone-2017c-0.52.3.1**********************
vim-7.2-8.20.8*******************************
vim-base-7.2-8.20.8**************************
vim-data-7.2-8.20.8**************************
xfsprogs-3.1.8-1.11.3.2**********************
xinetd-2.3.14-130.133.7.1******************* *
xorg-x11-driver-video-7.4.0.1-0.100.7.1******
xorg-x11-libICE-32bit-7.4-3.1****************
xorg-x11-libICE-7.4-3.1**********************
xorg-x11-libXdmcp-7.4-3.1********************
xorg-x11-server-7.4-27.122.16.1**************
xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.122.16.1****************
yast2-ldap-client-2.17.40-15.1***************
yast2-samba-client-2.17.31-9.2***************
yast2-support-2.17.22-2.3.3***************** *
zip-3.0-4.9.4.1******************************

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I have not heard of anything yet, but you have just about everything
possible in there that COULD matter between the kernel and various C
libraries (glibc, libstdc++, etc.). I think your best bet is to try out
those and then work your way through. Those alone will require a reboot,
but after that you may be able to test more-quickly by dividing the list
in half, applying those (as much as possible keeping dependencies in
mind), rinse and repeat.

If I hear of something from the SUSE folks I’ll let you know.

–
Good luck.

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