Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:0439-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut fixes the following issues:

  • Exclude USB drivers in strict hostonly mode (bsc#1186056)
  • Warn if included with no multipath devices and no user conf (bsc#1069169)
  • Improve detection of installed kernel versions (bsc#1205175)
  • chown using rpc default group (bsc#1204929)

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 Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-439=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-439=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-439=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-439=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-439=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-fips-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debugsource-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-extra-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-fips-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-ima-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debugsource-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-tools-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-fips-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debugsource-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-fips-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debugsource-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-fips-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-ima-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debugsource-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-055+suse.331.g05b9ccb7-150400.3.16.1

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