Recommended update for the Linux Kernel

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for the Linux Kernel
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:3974-1
Rating: important
References: #1116888 #1117042
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to fix the following issues:

  • Users of the PPC64 architecture used to experience process crashes and OOM errors because a bug in the kernel's stack management code caused stack corruption. [bsc#1116888]

  • A bug in the kernel's NFS code prevented users from mounting NFSv4 shares. [bsc#1117042]

Special Instructions and Notes:

Please reboot the system after installing this update.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Recommended 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 Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kernel-source-13890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-source-13890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA:
    zypper in -t patch slexsp3-kernel-source-13890=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-kernel-source-13890=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (noarch):
    • kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64):
    • kernel-bigmem-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-bigmem-base-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-bigmem-devel-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (s390x):
    • kernel-default-man-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586):
    • kernel-pae-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586 x86_64):
    • kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (x86_64):
    • kernel-trace-extra-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (ppc64):
    • kernel-ppc64-extra-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA (i586):
    • kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • kernel-default-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-default-debugsource-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-trace-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-trace-debugsource-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 s390x x86_64):
    • kernel-default-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
    • kernel-ec2-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-ec2-debugsource-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-xen-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-xen-debugsource-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (ppc64):
    • kernel-bigmem-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-bigmem-debugsource-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-ppc64-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-ppc64-debugsource-3.0.101-108.84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586):
    • kernel-pae-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-pae-debugsource-3.0.101-108.84.1
    • kernel-pae-devel-debuginfo-3.0.101-108.84.1

References: