Recommended update for kexec-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0334-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kexec-tools fixes a segmentation fault that could happen on IBM Power 64 systems with more than 32TB of memory installed.

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 Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-kexec-tools-12962=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kexec-tools-12962=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kexec-tools-12962=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • kexec-tools-2.0.3-0.20.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • kexec-tools-2.0.3-0.20.2
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • kexec-tools-2.0.3-0.20.2

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