SUSE-RU-2018:3984-1: moderate: Recommended update for shim

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for shim
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2018:3984-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1065370 #1086589 #1088585 #1092000 #991885 
                    
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
                    SUSE CaaS Platform ALL
                    SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
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   An update that has 5 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for shim fixes the following issues:

   The shim was updated to the unified shim binary from SLE-15 (fate#318904)

   This includes shim version: 14, "Thu May 10 09:20:39 UTC 2018"

   Following issues were fixed:

   - Use the correct signature length to avoid the potential security issue
     (bsc#991885)
   - Detect the DNS node correctly in the device path to fix the possible
     failure during HTTPBoot (bsc#1065370)
   - Fix the PXE loading path (bsc#1086589)
   - Fix the potential freeze in MokManager (bsc#1088585)
   - Avoid the infinite reset loop due to the faulty firmware (bsc#1092000)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2018-2844=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-2844=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2018-2844=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-2844=1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform ALL:

      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard.
      It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
      updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0:

      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard.
      It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
      updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (x86_64):

      shim-14-25.3.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (x86_64):

      shim-14-25.3.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 (x86_64):

      shim-14-25.3.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64):

      shim-14-25.3.2

   - SUSE CaaS Platform ALL (x86_64):

      shim-14-25.3.2

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):

      shim-14-25.3.2


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1065370
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086589
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088585
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092000
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/991885