Recommended update for the Linux Kernel

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:2197-1
Rating: important
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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 eight fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various bugfixes.

The following non-security bugs were fixed:

  • efivarfs: maintain the efivarfs interfaces when sysfs be created and removed (bsc#1097125).
  • perf/x86/intel: Handle Broadwell family processors (bsc#1093183).
  • s390/qeth: fix IPA command submission race (bnc#1099709, LTC#169004).
  • scsi: zfcp: fix infinite iteration on ERP ready list (bnc#1102087, LTC#168038).
  • scsi: zfcp: fix misleading REC trigger trace where erp_action setup failed (bnc#1102087, LTC#168765).
  • scsi: zfcp: fix missing REC trigger trace for all objects in ERP_FAILED (bnc#1102087, LTC#168765).
  • scsi: zfcp: fix missing REC trigger trace on enqueue without ERP thread (bnc#1102087, LTC#168765).
  • scsi: zfcp: fix missing REC trigger trace on terminate_rport_io early return (bnc#1102087, LTC#168765).
  • scsi: zfcp: fix missing REC trigger trace on terminate_rport_io for ERP_FAILED (bnc#1102087, LTC#168765).
  • scsi: zfcp: fix missing SCSI trace for result of eh_host_reset_handler (bnc#1102087, LTC#168765).
  • scsi: zfcp: fix missing SCSI trace for retry of abort / scsi_eh TMF (bnc#1102087, LTC#168765).
  • usb: kobil_sct: fix non-atomic allocation in write path (bsc#1015828).
  • usb: serial: io_edgeport: fix NULL-deref at open (bsc#1015828).
  • usb: serial: keyspan_pda: fix modem-status error handling (bsc#1100132).
  • x64/entry: move ENABLE_IBRS after switching from trampoline stack (bsc#1098658).
  • x86/fpu: fix signal handling with eager FPU switching (bsc#1100091).
  • x86/fpu: limit the scope of searching for "eagerfpu=off" to the actual %NUL terminated string.
  • x86/traps: Fix bad_iret_stack in fixup_bad_iret() (bsc#1098658).
  • x86/traps: add missing kernel CR3 switch in bad_iret path (bsc#1098658).
  • xhci: xhci-mem: off by one in xhci_stream_id_to_ring() (bsc#1100132).

Special Instructions and Notes:

  • Please reboot the system after installing this update.

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-kernel-13711=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-13711=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kernel-13711=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (noarch)
    • kernel-docs-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64 nosrc)
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc x86_64 i586)
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (nosrc i586)
    • kernel-pae-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (i586)
    • kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 nosrc)
    • kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-bigmem-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64)
    • kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-bigmem-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-bigmem-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x)
    • kernel-default-man-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • kernel-default-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-source-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-syms-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 nosrc)
    • kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-bigmem-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64)
    • kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-bigmem-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-bigmem-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-trace-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-default-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (nosrc x86_64)
    • kernel-ec2-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-xen-3.0.101-108.63.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-108.63.1
    • kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-108.63.1

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