Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2017:2432 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2017-08-08
Updated:
2017-08-08

RHBA-2017:2432 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

kexec-tools bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated kexec-tools packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.3 Extended Update Support.

Description

The kexec-tools packages contain the /sbin/kexec binary and utilities that
together form the user-space component of the kernel's kexec feature. The
/sbin/kexec binary facilitates a new kernel to boot using the kernel's kexec
feature either on a normal or a panic reboot. The kexec fastboot mechanism
allows booting a Linux kernel from the context of an already running kernel.

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • When the "fence_kdump_nodes" option was set and nodes were referenced by IP address, kdump attempted to send fence_kdump notifications to the same node where the crash occurred and waited for a response indefinitely. As a consequence, generating the kdump file was unsuccessful and led to an infinite loop. This update excludes the IP address of the local node from the list of IP addresses to which kdump sends the fence_kdump notifications. As a result, generating the kdump file can now finish successfully, and the described problem no longer occurs. (BZ#1460212)
  • Previously, a bug in the makedumpfile tool sometimes affected large memory IBM Power Systems. As a consequence, makedumpfile failed with the "unhandled sig 11" error in the kdump kernel when saving the vmcore on IBM Power Systems. This update fixes the kexec-tools, and the described problem no longer occurs. (BZ#1463537)

Users of kexec-tools are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.3 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.3 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.3 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 x86_64

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c7cf18bdb9d634f06168d7e2153bc593e7f491a7752271a75dcd2819f091f303
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 05227b737518a126c8f6273b5fb6cae8755edf4ba6c0a69aeef9ad988818ff70
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 667031601b162ff7f16e0cf85a809bf3979ad437b3ae1de5e4e4daf488180454

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c7cf18bdb9d634f06168d7e2153bc593e7f491a7752271a75dcd2819f091f303
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 05227b737518a126c8f6273b5fb6cae8755edf4ba6c0a69aeef9ad988818ff70
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 667031601b162ff7f16e0cf85a809bf3979ad437b3ae1de5e4e4daf488180454

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7c44b28601db2ab00d01249b4857bb4f069532dbb0c3324d4ef1fc24b32e50e6
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 29cb26c316cce6efe39e0393a73998aad4094718018b911059bcd93af18d4686
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: e58600b588297230e040c3d427a51d9595f1d9404e7f74bd8eb4698d2d880fb8
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: e58600b588297230e040c3d427a51d9595f1d9404e7f74bd8eb4698d2d880fb8
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 48934426c3c7c841e720fd02489e4437ccc788e5e45d512eab26065b90c2bf59

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
ppc64
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: c2c87472b3c3aefe224ee3d45c4c7262a7df55f73f32561deb8f7640fbe02ff8
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b0924fd7f238debe747caf763b66ce20007550a1f3fc0df1456f7f9a47904c1b
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 7dd3306f5c116687be03bddb39ab561692a8de6368bf7b601f7d7874cb5f65f8
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 7dd3306f5c116687be03bddb39ab561692a8de6368bf7b601f7d7874cb5f65f8
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 95c45543c0452e65897d807d90c0e98f9ab73a91adbb63727372f97cc9da8ace

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 86e397ae0c98d9c05b33dda27b93102747b53e9f0dc26ae3c5589e3d1901a1cf
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e4fd770a4a0de6fb84a4899dad9758973c801bfe2e7212af78d3698515703b97
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2437007ff63cbc65c54987b983a8a57150fd5cb37fbfb3c8e30a900467811816
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2437007ff63cbc65c54987b983a8a57150fd5cb37fbfb3c8e30a900467811816
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: c1c755f59dd7a0912275f4b467a2259559afc6cc4b2811841d1693ae23be73ae

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c7cf18bdb9d634f06168d7e2153bc593e7f491a7752271a75dcd2819f091f303
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 05227b737518a126c8f6273b5fb6cae8755edf4ba6c0a69aeef9ad988818ff70
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 667031601b162ff7f16e0cf85a809bf3979ad437b3ae1de5e4e4daf488180454

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c7cf18bdb9d634f06168d7e2153bc593e7f491a7752271a75dcd2819f091f303
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 05227b737518a126c8f6273b5fb6cae8755edf4ba6c0a69aeef9ad988818ff70
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 667031601b162ff7f16e0cf85a809bf3979ad437b3ae1de5e4e4daf488180454

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 86e397ae0c98d9c05b33dda27b93102747b53e9f0dc26ae3c5589e3d1901a1cf
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e4fd770a4a0de6fb84a4899dad9758973c801bfe2e7212af78d3698515703b97
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2437007ff63cbc65c54987b983a8a57150fd5cb37fbfb3c8e30a900467811816
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2437007ff63cbc65c54987b983a8a57150fd5cb37fbfb3c8e30a900467811816
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: c1c755f59dd7a0912275f4b467a2259559afc6cc4b2811841d1693ae23be73ae

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.src.rpm SHA-256: 115afa8d189313aafffcc68616027eb759bfb9b35c24707c9c028a1d606ce36b
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c7cf18bdb9d634f06168d7e2153bc593e7f491a7752271a75dcd2819f091f303
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 05227b737518a126c8f6273b5fb6cae8755edf4ba6c0a69aeef9ad988818ff70
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8f8869ff73438855cb5082171463a0f6a507bd9cae92939e1e9e14c7cff8667
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-50.el7_3.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 667031601b162ff7f16e0cf85a809bf3979ad437b3ae1de5e4e4daf488180454

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