Recommended update for yast2-bootloader

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:2420-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for yast2-bootloader fixes the following issues:

  • Fix crash when bootloader is not managed by yast and security module wants to show cpu mitigation. (bsc#1184968)
  • Add the os-prober package to the set of packages to install if the package is available and supported on the arch. (bsc#1186369)
  • Enable linuxefi/initrdefi on x86 only as grub does not understand those commands on other archs. (bsc#1183795)
  • Fixes for 'arm can boot on uefi'. (bsc#1183795)
  • arm can boot on uefi. (bsc#1183795)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2021-2420=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2420=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • yast2-bootloader-4.3.30-3.5.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • yast2-bootloader-4.3.30-3.5.1

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