Recommended update for haveged

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1720-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for haveged fixes the following issues:

  • Remedy the potential for deadlocks when booting the system: journald reads from /dev/random, which receives entropy from haveged, which in turn logs to syslog before providing any. (bsc#959237)
  • Remove "After=systemd-random-seed.service" from systemd service file to avoid the potential for deadlocks when booting the system: systemd-random-seed needs /var to read its previous state; mounting /var needs journald; journald needs entropy; and entropy is provided by haveged, which needs systemd-random-seed. (bsc#959237)
  • Add missing dependency on coreutils for initrd macros. (bsc#958562)

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 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1014=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1014=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1014=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1014=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • haveged-debuginfo-1.9.1-16.1
    • haveged-1.9.1-16.1
    • libhavege1-debuginfo-1.9.1-16.1
    • haveged-debugsource-1.9.1-16.1
    • libhavege1-1.9.1-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • haveged-devel-1.9.1-16.1
    • haveged-debuginfo-1.9.1-16.1
    • haveged-debugsource-1.9.1-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • haveged-debuginfo-1.9.1-16.1
    • haveged-1.9.1-16.1
    • libhavege1-debuginfo-1.9.1-16.1
    • haveged-debugsource-1.9.1-16.1
    • libhavege1-1.9.1-16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • haveged-debuginfo-1.9.1-16.1
    • haveged-1.9.1-16.1
    • libhavege1-debuginfo-1.9.1-16.1
    • haveged-debugsource-1.9.1-16.1
    • libhavege1-1.9.1-16.1

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