Recommended update for kdump

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kdump
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:0626-1
Rating: low
References: #738865 #742884 #783592 #804800
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that has four recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for Kdump provides the following fixes and
    enhancements:

    * In multipath setups, make sure that only devices
    actually required by kdump are initialized in kdump
    environment. This reduces run-time memory requirements.
    (bnc#738865)
    * Add a new configuration option to set the number of
    CPUs that will be available in the Kdump environment. On
    SMP systems, makedumpfile will then enable the split mode
    to dump data to multiple DUMPFILEs in parallel. (bnc#783592)
    * Close a race condition between creating the kdump
    initrd and restricting its file permissions to avoid
    leaking sensitive information, such as private keys or
    passwords needed to save a dump to a remote system.
    (bnc#742884)
    * Do not set up iommu pass-through for the kdump
    kernel. (bnc#804800)

    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 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kdump-7588
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kdump-7588
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-kdump-7588

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.46.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.46.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.46.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/738865
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/742884
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/783592
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/804800
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3ef15b8aa08189c295bfdf04505738d3