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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2: 2014:0229-1 Important: Boot Crash Fix

An update that contains security fixes can now be An update that contains security fixes can now be An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update. installed. It includes one version update.. SUSE Security Update: kernel update for SLE11 SP2 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0229-1 Rating: important References: #858831 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update. Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 kernel was updated to fix a regression introduced by the last update. Regression fix: - scsi_dh_alua: Incorrect reference counting in the SCSI ALUA initialization code lead to system crashes on boot (bnc#858831). As the update introducing the regression was marked security, this is also marked security even though this bug is not security relevant. Indications: Everyone using the Linux Kernel on x86_64 architecture should update. Special Instructions and Notes: Please reboot the system after installing this update. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp2-kernel-8865 slessp2-kernel-8868 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch slessp2-kernel-8865 slessp2-kernel-8866 slessp2-kernel-8867 slessp2-kernel-8868 slessp2-kernel-8875 -SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sleshasp2-kernel-8865 sleshasp2-kernel-8866 sleshasp2-kernel-8867 sleshasp2-kernel-8868 sleshasp2-kernel-8875 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp2-kernel-8865 sledsp2-kernel-8868 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-pae-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-ec2-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-ec2-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-ec2-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-xen-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 xen-kmp-default-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16 xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (s390x) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-default-man-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 - SUSE Linux EnterpriseServer 11 SP2 (ppc64) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-ppc64-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-ppc64-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-ppc64-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-pae-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 xen-kmp-pae-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): cluster-network-kmp-default-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.17-2.18.81 cluster-network-kmp-trace-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.17-2.18.81 gfs2-kmp-default-2_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.7.109 gfs2-kmp-trace-2_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.7.109 ocfs2-kmp-default-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.11.80 ocfs2-kmp-trace-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.11.80 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64): cluster-network-kmp-xen-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.17-2.18.81 gfs2-kmp-xen-2_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.7.109 ocfs2-kmp-xen-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.11.80 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 (ppc64): cluster-network-kmp-ppc64-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.17-2.18.81 gfs2-kmp-ppc64-2_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.7.109 ocfs2-kmp-ppc64-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.11.80 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2 (i586): cluster-network-kmp-pae-1.4_3.0.101_0.7.17-2.18.81 gfs2-kmp-pae-2_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.7.109 ocfs2-kmp-pae-1.6_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.11.80 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-default-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-default-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-source-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-syms-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-trace-extra-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-xen-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-xen-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-xen-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 xen-kmp-default-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16 xen-kmp-trace-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586) [New Version: 3.0.101]: kernel-pae-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-pae-base-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-pae-devel-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 xen-kmp-pae-4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16 - SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): ext4-writeable-kmp-default-0_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.14.90 ext4-writeable-kmp-trace-0_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.14.90 kernel-default-extra-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 - SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586 x86_64): ext4-writeable-kmp-xen-0_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.14.90 kernel-xen-extra-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 - SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (ppc64): ext4-writeable-kmp-ppc64-0_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.14.90 kernel-ppc64-extra-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 - SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras (i586): ext4-writeable-kmp-pae-0_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.14.90 kernel-pae-extra-3.0.101-0.7.17.1 References: . SUSE releases critical kernel update for SLE11 SP2 to address significant boot-related regression problems.. SUSE Linux, kernel security, system updates. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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