Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID:	SUSE-RU-2017:2397-1
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1021846 bsc#1032284 bsc#1048565 bsc#1048606 bsc#1048698 bsc#1048748 bsc#1049113 bsc#1054538 bsc#1054809 bsc#1055492
Affected Products:	Magnum Orchestration 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has 10 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut provides the following fixes:

• Ensure dracut.sh responds properly to hostonly_cmdline option. (bsc#1048748)
• Switch FIPS checking to use the libkcapi based fipscheck toolset. (bsc#1048565)
• Fix some ISCSI boot failures due to handle_firmware timing out. (bsc#1032284)
• Fix system shutdown when in initrd rescue mode. (bsc#1048698)
• Make sure dracut looks for modules.builtin in the correct path when used with the --kmoddir option. (bsc#1048606)
• Ensure the ssh-client is usable by including the NSS plugin libraries configured in nsswitch.conf. (bsc#1021846)
• Sync initramfs after creation to ensure it is properly written to disk when using fadump and invoking crash right after service start. (bsc#1049113)
• Don't detect crc32.ko as built-in, as in some kernel configurations it may also appear as a module. (bsc#1054538)
• Enable systemd-based core dumps for initrd. (bsc#1054809)
• Add missing coreutils dependency for initrd macros. (bsc#1055492)

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:

• Magnum Orchestration 7
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2017-1483=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1483=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1483=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1483=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1483=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1483=1

Package List:

• Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64)
  • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-044.1-109.17.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
  • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-044.1-109.17.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
  • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-fips-044.1-109.17.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-fips-044.1-109.17.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-fips-044.1-109.17.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-044.1-109.17.1
  • dracut-fips-044.1-109.17.1

References:

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1021846
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1032284
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048565
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048606
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048698
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048748
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1049113
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054538
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1054809
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1055492