Recommended update for grub2

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:3316-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for grub2 fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed an issue, where the https boot was interrupted by an unrecognized network address error message (bsc#1172952)
  • Improve the error handling when grub2-install fails with short mbr gap (bsc#1176062)
  • Fixed a boot failure issue on blocklist installations (bsc#1178278)

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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3316=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3316=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3316=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64)
    • grub2-arm64-efi-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • grub2-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64)
    • grub2-arm64-efi-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (s390x)
    • grub2-s390x-emu-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • grub2-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-debuginfo-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch)
    • grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02-12.44.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-debugsource-2.02-12.44.1
    • grub2-i386-pc-2.02-12.44.1

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