Recommended update for mokutil

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for mokutil
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0460-1
Rating: low
References: #862797
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update fixes an issue with logouts or reboots on UEFI
    systems. The cause was that mokutil used the wrong the
    UEFI Globally unique identifier (GUID), which is needed to
    access the UEFI db variable for checking the enrolled
    certificates.

    Indications:

    Everyone using UEFI should update.

    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-mokutil-9057
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mokutil-9057
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mokutil-9057

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
    • mokutil-0.1.0-0.21.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (x86_64):
    • mokutil-0.1.0-0.21.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
    • mokutil-0.1.0-0.21.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/862797
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=70a1f4d6dfb50979c919f3488d6dad75