Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:0545-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut fixes the following issues:

  • purge-kernels: Avoid endless loop when uninstalling kernels that depend on KMPs which in themselves depend on other packages (bsc#1125327)
  • Correct fix for displaying text on emergency consoles (bsc#1124088)
  • 95iscsi: handle qedi like bnx2i (bsc#1113712)

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 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-545=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-545=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-545=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-545=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 (x86_64)
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-10.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-fips-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-10.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-fips-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-10.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-fips-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-044.1-10.9.1
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-10.9.1

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