Recommended update for perl-Bootloader

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:3149-1
Rating: important
References:
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

An update that contains four features and has 15 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perl-Bootloader fixes the following issues:

  • Use signed grub EFI binary when updating grub in default EFI location (bsc#1210799)
  • Update default location if it is controlled by SUSE (bsc#1210799, bsc#1201399)
  • Distinguish between 32 bit and 64 bit UEFI platforms (bsc#1208003)
  • Add basic support for systemd-boot
  • Fix sysconfig parsing (bsc#1198828)
  • Reset error code when passing through recover code (bsc#1198197)
  • Support secure boot on powerpc (bsc#1192764, jsc#SLE-18271)
  • Report error if config file could not be updated (bsc#1188768)
  • Install with --removable if efivars are not writable (bsc#1182749, bsc#1174111, bsc#1184160)
  • Use shim on aarch64 (jsc#SLE-15823, jsc#SLE-15020)
  • Honor UPDATE_NVRAM in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader (bsc#1157550 jsc#SLE-11500)
  • Check tpm.mod in the new grub2 directory (bsc#1174320)
  • Throw less warnings about fstab
  • Do not warn about missing SECURE_BOOT sysconfig
  • Use correct target name on aarch64 (bsc#1172293)
  • Always install EFI fallback boot for aarch64 (bsc#1167015)
  • Accept sysconfig values without quotes
  • Fix secureboot on aarch64 (bsc#1136601)

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 OpenStack Cloud 9
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2023-3149=1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2023-3149=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2023-3149=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-ESPOS-2023-3149=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2023-3149=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3149=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3149=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3149=1

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 (x86_64)
    • perl-Bootloader-0.944-3.3.1
    • perl-Bootloader-YAML-0.944-3.3.1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 (x86_64)
    • perl-Bootloader-0.944-3.3.1
    • perl-Bootloader-YAML-0.944-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • perl-Bootloader-0.944-3.3.1
    • perl-Bootloader-YAML-0.944-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS 12-SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • perl-Bootloader-0.944-3.3.1
    • perl-Bootloader-YAML-0.944-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perl-Bootloader-0.944-3.3.1
    • perl-Bootloader-YAML-0.944-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • perl-Bootloader-0.944-3.3.1
    • perl-Bootloader-YAML-0.944-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perl-Bootloader-0.944-3.3.1
    • perl-Bootloader-YAML-0.944-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • perl-Bootloader-0.944-3.3.1
    • perl-Bootloader-YAML-0.944-3.3.1

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