Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:2445-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • 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 nine 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)
  • Fix system shutdown when in initrd rescue mode. (bsc#1048698)
  • Do not scan drivers for their reverse dependency as this causes too many extra modules to be included into the initrd. (bsc#1037344)
  • 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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2017-1517=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1517=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1517=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2017-1517=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-044.1-114.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-fips-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-044.1-114.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-fips-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-044.1-114.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dracut-debugsource-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-fips-044.1-114.10.1
    • dracut-044.1-114.10.1

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