Opatch 11.2.0.3 gives error when the opatch version higher than Grid Infrastructure 11.2.0.2 || applying patch set updates on GI_HOME

Hello,

While working to autopatch newly installed Standalone grid infrastructure the below error appeared.

Error:

root@svprtldbdev1:/app/11.2.0/grid/patchsetupdate# opatch auto .
Executing /app/grid/perl/bin/perl /app/grid/OPatch/crs/patch11203.pl -patchdir . -patchn . -paramfile /app/grid/crs/install/crsconfig_params
Bareword "ValidateCRSCTL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at /app/grid/crs/install/crspatch.pm line 101.
Bareword "ValidateCRSCTL" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at /app/grid/crs/install/crspatch.pm line 112.
Compilation failed in require at /app/grid/OPatch/crs/patch11203.pl line 415.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /app/grid/OPatch/crs/patch11203.pl line 415.

Note:
I was applying patch set update for 11.2.0.2 database and the patch number is p17272753_112020_SOLARIS64.zip.

workaround:

·       Grid Infrastructure Home:

$GRID_HOME/OPatch/opatch auto <UNZIPPED_PATCH_LOCATION> -oh <<Grid Home>> -olderver

·      The database Home:

 Please run below without olderver clause:

$GRID_HOME/OPatch/opatch auto <UNZIPPED_PATCH_LOCATION> -oh <<RDBMS Home>

The finding was that sometimes the higher version Opatch may cause the above error with higher version grid infrastructure.

Regards

Mohamed