Recommended update for crash

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for crash
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0418-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1002876
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
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    An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for crash fixes an incompatibility with recent kernel updates
    released for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.

    Crash would fail with the message "invalid structure member offset" when
    attempting to read the vmcore.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2017-210=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-210=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12 (x86_64):
      • crash-7.0.5-13.1
      • crash-debuginfo-7.0.5-13.1
      • crash-debugsource-7.0.5-13.1
      • crash-kmp-default-7.0.5_k3.12.60_52.63-13.1
      • crash-kmp-default-debuginfo-7.0.5_k3.12.60_52.63-13.1
      • crash-kmp-xen-7.0.5_k3.12.60_52.63-13.1
      • crash-kmp-xen-debuginfo-7.0.5_k3.12.60_52.63-13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • crash-7.0.5-13.1
      • crash-debuginfo-7.0.5-13.1
      • crash-debugsource-7.0.5-13.1
      • crash-kmp-default-7.0.5_k3.12.60_52.63-13.1
      • crash-kmp-default-debuginfo-7.0.5_k3.12.60_52.63-13.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (x86_64):
      • crash-kmp-xen-7.0.5_k3.12.60_52.63-13.1
      • crash-kmp-xen-debuginfo-7.0.5_k3.12.60_52.63-13.1

    References: