Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:0573-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut fixes the following issues:

  • arm/arm64: Add reset controllers (bsc#1180336)
  • Prevent creating unexpected files on the host when running dracut (bsc#1176171)

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-573=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-debugsource-049.1+suse.185.g9324648a-3.21.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-049.1+suse.185.g9324648a-3.21.1
    • dracut-ima-049.1+suse.185.g9324648a-3.21.1
    • dracut-fips-049.1+suse.185.g9324648a-3.21.1
    • dracut-049.1+suse.185.g9324648a-3.21.1

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