Recommended update for grub2

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:14452-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for grub2 fixes the following issues:

  • A potential regression has been fixed that would cause systems with an updated 'grub2' to boot no longer due to a missing 'grub-calloc' linker symbol. (bsc#1174782)

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 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-grub2-14452=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-grub2-14452=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.00-0.66.18.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.66.18.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.00-0.66.18.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.00-0.66.18.1

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