Recommended update for grub2

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0253-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has eight fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for grub2 provides the following fixes:

  • Ensure that the path starts with / and has no //. (bsc#1015599)
  • Load lvm module to support Xen PV booting from LVM volumes. (bsc#1004324)
  • Fix ARMv7 configuration issues that could lead to unbootable systems. (bsc#1008568)
  • Fix potential crash when booting ARMv7 systems. (bsc#1008545)
  • Add support for netboot on arm64-efi platforms. (bsc#998097)
  • Add support for booting huge pv-domains to grub-xen. (bsc#1004398, bsc#899465)
  • Build arm-efi and arm64-efi for openSUSE. (bsc#1004959)

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-135=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-135=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-135=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-135=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-135=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-arm64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64)
    • grub2-arm64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64)
    • grub2-arm64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (ppc64le)
    • grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (s390x)
    • grub2-s390x-emu-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le)
    • grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-113.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-113.1

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