SUSE-RU-2016:0462-1: moderate: Recommended update for kdump

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kdump
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:0462-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #932339 #934581 #941834 #943214 #962103 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3
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   An update that has 5 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for kdump provides the following fixes:

   - Create a bind mount from /root to /kdump/root. (bsc#962103)
   - Update kdump initial ram disk at runlevels 3 or 5. (bsc#943214)
   - Refresh initrd if /etc/hosts is changed. (bsc#943214)
   - Create symlinks to /root instead of bind mounts. (bsc#941834)
   - Reload kdump only once if multiple udev events happen in parallel.
     (bsc#934581)
   - Handle dump files with many ELF program headers. (bsc#932339)


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 for VMWare 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kdump-12403=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kdump-12403=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kdump-12403=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-kdump-12403=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      kdump-0.8.4-0.47.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      kdump-0.8.4-0.47.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      kdump-0.8.4-0.47.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      kdump-debuginfo-0.8.4-0.47.2
      kdump-debugsource-0.8.4-0.47.2


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/932339
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/934581
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/941834
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/943214
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/962103



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