SUSE-RU-2012:0110-1: Recommended update for kdump

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kdump
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:0110-1
Rating:             low
References:         #609143 #655743 #667142 #699659 #706059 #706936 
                    #717263 #722440 #732768 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
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   An update that has 9 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This collective update for kdump provides the following
   fixes:

   * 609143: "sysrq=1" default parameter makes it very
   hard to debug kdump problems
   * 655743: Updates to kdumptools to read dump files on
   large Power7/P7 systems
   * 667142: boot.kdump sets sysrq=1, but should set
   sysrq=yes
   * 699659: kdump over net does not work
   * 706059: Fix kdump over network using ssh/scp
   * 706936: Fix LSB actions and return values
   * 722440: Check SSH host key when saving dump
   (CVE-2011-4190)
   * 717263: allow kdump when booted in EFI mode
   * 732768: Recognize compressed ELF files


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-kdump-5516

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch slessp1-kdump-5516

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-kdump-5516

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      kdump-0.7.8-1.33.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 x86_64):

      kdump-0.7.8-1.33.32.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):

      kdump-0.7.8-1.33.32.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/609143
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/655743
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/667142
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/699659
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/706059
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/706936
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/717263
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/722440
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/732768
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=0464985c659fa33bdd795c3c74d484c3



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