Recommended update for kdump

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:3534-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kdump fixes the following issues:

  • Remove console=hvc0 from command line. (bsc#1173914)
  • Set serial console from Xen command line. (bsc#1173914)
  • Do not add rd.neednet=1 to dracut command line. (bsc#1177196)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3534=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kdump-debugsource-0.9.0-11.3.1
    • kdump-0.9.0-11.3.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.9.0-11.3.1

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