SUSE-RU-2013:0626-1: Recommended update for kdump

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kdump
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2013:0626-1
Rating:             low
References:         #738865 #742884 #783592 #804800 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that has four recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for Kdump provides the following fixes and
   enhancements:

   * In multipath setups, make sure that only devices
   actually required by kdump are initialized in kdump
   environment. This reduces run-time memory requirements.
   (bnc#738865)
   * Add a new configuration option to set the number of
   CPUs that will be available in the Kdump environment. On
   SMP systems, makedumpfile will then enable the split mode
   to dump data to multiple DUMPFILEs in parallel. (bnc#783592)
   * Close a race condition between creating the kdump
   initrd and restricting its file permissions to avoid
   leaking sensitive information, such as private keys or
   passwords needed to save a dump to a remote system.
   (bnc#742884)
   * Do not set up iommu pass-through for the kdump
   kernel. (bnc#804800)


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 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kdump-7588

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kdump-7588

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-kdump-7588

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      kdump-0.7.8-1.33.46.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 x86_64):

      kdump-0.7.8-1.33.46.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      kdump-0.7.8-1.33.46.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/738865
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/742884
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/783592
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/804800
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=3ef15b8aa08189c295bfdf04505738d3



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