Recommended update for kdump

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:2002-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

An update that has 10 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kdump fixes the following issues:

  • Restore only static routes in kdump initrd (bsc#1093795)
  • IP setup: don't bother with IPv4 if there are no addresses (bsc#1062026, bsc#1093795)
  • IP setup: pass all routes to kdump environment (bsc#1062026, bsc#1093795)
  • IPv6 setup: pass address prefix in a separate dracut argument (bsc#1062026, bsc#1093795)
  • Support yes/no style for KDUMP_CONTINUE_ON_ERROR (bsc#1083155)
  • Fixes an issue where a crashdump was not possible (bsc#1047609)
  • Replaces obsolete perl-Bootloader library with pbl (bsc#1050349)
  • Handle additional mounts in the kdump dracut module (bsc#1094581, bsc#1072711)
  • Run mkinitrd if fadump is active (bsc#1094581, bsc#1072711)
  • Do not touch dracut variables when generating a non-kdump initrd (bsc#1091304, bsc#1094581)

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 Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1358=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1358=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1358=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1358=1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64)
    • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 2.0 (x86_64)
    • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1
  • SUSE Container as a Service Platform 1.0 (x86_64)
    • kdump-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debugsource-0.8.16-7.8.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.8.16-7.8.1

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