SUSE-RU-2017:2698-1: moderate: Recommended update for multipath-tools

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for multipath-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2017:2698-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1003972 #1005255 #1005414 #1005546 #1006118 
                    #1006469 #1008691 #1017009 #1019181 #1019798 
                    #1022996 #1030314 #1032487 #1033541 #1037299 
                    #1039045 #941954 #979280 #980933 #983167 
                    #984669 #986734 #986838 #991432 #999522 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
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   An update that has 25 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

   - Add /usr/lib/dracut/dracut.conf.d/50-multipath-tools.conf. (bsc#1039045,
     bsc#1030314, bsc#1032487, bsc#1037299)
   - Fix sanitize delete partitions in kpartx. (bsc#1033541)
   - Fix check for new path states. (bsc#1019798)
   - Use existing alias from bindings file. (bsc#1005255)
   - Fix memory corruption problem in multipathd. (bsc#1022996)
   - Sanitize how kpartx delete partitions. (bsc#1008691)
   - Issue systemd READY after initial configuration. (bsc#1006469,
     bsc#1006118)
   - Re-add 'Before: lvm2-activation-early.service' to multipathd.service.
     (bsc#1019181)
   - Fix filtering of device-mapper devices. (bsc#1017009)
   - Do not load invalid maps. (bsc#1005546)
   - Calculate priority even for ghost paths. (bsc#1005546)
   - Skip conf==NULL check in socket listener thread. (bsc#1005414)
   - Set DI_SERIAL in 'multipath -ll' output. (bsc#991432)
   - Fall back to search paths by devt. (bsc#1003972)
   - Add new "find_multipaths" configuration option. (bsc#999522)
   - Add "need_suspend" parameter. (bsc#986838)
   - Check partitions unused before removing. (bsc#986838)
   - Start multipathd daemon after udev trigger. (bsc#986734, bsc#984669)
   - Fix check from udev rules. (bsc#986734, bsc#984669)
   - Remove calls to dm_udev_complete. (bsc#986838)
   - Add 'wwn' and 'serial' keywords to weightedpath prioritizer. (bsc#991432)
   - Update multipath.rules to deal with partition devices. (bsc#979280)
   - Avoid potential memory overflow allocating polls in uxlsnr.
   - Correctly zero out cookie in libmultipath's dm_simplecmd.
   - Ensure multipathd enters IDLE mode before sleeping in checkerloop().
   - Prevent multipathd from accessing configuration in IDLE mode.
   - Fix loss of the complete multipath map after single path loss.
     (bsc#980933)
   - Fix systemd build requirements. (bsc#983167)
   - Add fixes for md_monitor on zFCP. (fate#319070)


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 12-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-1670=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      kpartx-0.5.0-42.15.1
      kpartx-debuginfo-0.5.0-42.15.1
      multipath-tools-0.5.0-42.15.1
      multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.5.0-42.15.1
      multipath-tools-debugsource-0.5.0-42.15.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1003972
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005255
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005414
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005546
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1006118
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1006469
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1008691
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1017009
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019181
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1019798
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1022996
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1030314
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032487
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1033541
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1037299
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1039045
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/941954
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/979280
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/980933
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/983167
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/984669
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/986734
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/986838
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/991432
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/999522