Recommended update for kdump

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kdump
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:2002-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1047609 #1050349 #1062026 #1072711 #1073972 #1081864 #1083155 #1091304 #1093795 #1094581
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
  • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
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    An update that has 10 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for kdump fixes the following issues:

    - Restore only static routes in kdump initrd (bsc#1093795)
    - IP setup: don't bother with IPv4 if there are no addresses (bsc#1062026,
    bsc#1093795)
    - IP setup: pass all routes to kdump environment (bsc#1062026, bsc#1093795)
    - IPv6 setup: pass address prefix in a separate dracut argument
    (bsc#1062026, bsc#1093795)
    - Support yes/no style for KDUMP_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR (bsc#1083155)
    - Fixes an issue where a crashdump was not possible (bsc#1047609)
    - Replaces obsolete perl-Bootloader library with pbl (bsc#1050349)
    - Handle additional mounts in the kdump dracut module (bsc#1094581,
    bsc#1072711)
    - Run mkinitrd if fadump is active (bsc#1094581, bsc#1072711)
    - Do not touch dracut variables when generating a non-kdump initrd
    (bsc#1091304, bsc#1094581)

    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 Server 12-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1358=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1358=1
    • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL:
      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
    • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0:
      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
      • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
      • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64):
      • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
      • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
      • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL (x86_64):
      • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
      • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
      • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):
      • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
      • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
      • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1

    References: