Recommended update for grub2

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:2246-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1

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 for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2020-2246=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2020-2246=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
    • grub2-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1 (ppc64le)
    • grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1 (noarch)
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1 (s390x)
    • grub2-s390x-emu-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS 12-SP1 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-91.24.1
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-91.24.1

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