Recommended update for mkinitrd

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:3979-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has six fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mkinitrd fixes the following issues:

  • check_for_device: Match only udev symlinks by major number. (bsc#726313)
  • purge-kernels: Add kernel-syms to packages to be removed by purge-kernels. (bsc#1104090)
  • purge-kernels: If a kernel cannot be removed due to dependencies, continue removing other kernels. (bsc#1104090)
  • Workaround for HPE 57810 adapter in offload mode with static IP. (bsc#950426)
  • Make mkinitrd content private. (bsc#742884, bsc#1072711, bsc#1111603)

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-mkinitrd-13892=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-mkinitrd-13892=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • mkinitrd-2.4.2-106.5.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • mkinitrd-2.4.2-106.5.1

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