Recommended update for grub2
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for grub2
This update for Grub2 provides the following fixes and
enhancements:
* UEFI/PXE fails with error "couldn't send network
packet". (bnc#841466)
* Disable kernel module loading in grub.efi if secure
boot is enabled. (bnc#852070)
* Misaligned stack could crash grub2 randomly.
(bnc#852055, bnc#841426)
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2014:0046-1 |
| Rating: | moderate |
| References: | #841426 #841466 #852055 #852070 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that has four recommended fixes can now be installed.
Description:
This update for Grub2 provides the following fixes and
enhancements:
* UEFI/PXE fails with error "couldn't send network
packet". (bnc#841466)
* Disable kernel module loading in grub.efi if secure
boot is enabled. (bnc#852070)
* Misaligned stack could crash grub2 randomly.
(bnc#852055, bnc#841426)
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 SP3 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-grub2-8663 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-grub2-8663 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-grub2-8663
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
- grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.41.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (x86_64):
- grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.41.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
- grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.41.1
References:
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/841426
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/841466
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/852055
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/852070
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=99cf9fac34eaf8fb3b0d5a6bab9db84b