SUSE-RU-2018:4092-1: moderate: Recommended update for dracut

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for dracut
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2018:4092-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1055834 #1089332 #1090884 #1094603 #1098448 
                    #1104090 #1104178 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
                    SUSE CaaS Platform ALL
                    SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
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   An update that has 7 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for dracut fixes the following issues:

   - Avoid executing emergency hook twice
   - If no server is configured, read BOOTSERVERADDR from wicked's leaseinf
     (bsc#1089332)
   - Fix finding btrfs devices (bsc#1104178)
   - lsinitrd: Fix cat: write error: Broken pipe error (bsc#1094603)
   - Add fix to override ACPI tables via initrd, a kernel config variable
     changed name (bsc#1098448)
   - 98dracut-systemd: Start systemd-vconsole-setup before dracut-cmdline-ask
     (bsc#1055834)
   - Mark the DASD udev rules host-only and handle backslashes in paths for
     hostonly files (bsc#1090884)
   - Add kernel-syms to list of packages to remove with purge-kernels
     (bsc#1104090)
   - Skip kernels that cannot be removed by purge-kernels due to dependencies
     and continue removing other kernels (bsc#1104090)


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-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-2925=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-2925=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-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      dracut-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-debuginfo-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-debugsource-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-fips-044.1-114.20.1

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

      dracut-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-debuginfo-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-debugsource-044.1-114.20.1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform ALL (x86_64):

      dracut-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-debuginfo-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-debugsource-044.1-114.20.1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):

      dracut-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-debuginfo-044.1-114.20.1
      dracut-debugsource-044.1-114.20.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1055834
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089332
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1090884
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094603
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1098448
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1104090
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1104178