SUSE-RU-2017:0253-1: moderate: Recommended update for grub2

[sle-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for grub2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2017:0253-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1004324 #1004398 #1004959 #1008545 #1008568 
                    #1015599 #899465 #998097 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2
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   An update that has 8 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for grub2 provides the following fixes:

   - Ensure that the path starts with / and has no //. (bsc#1015599)
   - Load lvm module to support Xen PV booting from LVM volumes. (bsc#1004324)
   - Fix ARMv7 configuration issues that could lead to unbootable systems.
     (bsc#1008568)
   - Fix potential crash when booting ARMv7 systems. (bsc#1008545)
   - Add support for netboot on arm64-efi platforms. (bsc#998097)
   - Add support for booting huge pv-domains to grub-xen. (bsc#1004398,
     bsc#899465)
   - Build arm-efi and arm64-efi for openSUSE. (bsc#1004959)


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 Raspberry Pi 12-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-135=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-135=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-135=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64):

      grub2-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-arm64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch):

      grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64):

      grub2-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (aarch64 x86_64):

      grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (ppc64le):

      grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (aarch64):

      grub2-arm64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (x86_64):

      grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (noarch):

      grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 (noarch):

      grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02~beta2-113.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 (x86_64):

      grub2-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-113.1
      grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-113.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004324
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004398
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1004959
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1008545
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1008568
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1015599
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/899465
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/998097