Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2018:3240 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2018-10-30
Updated:
2018-10-30

RHBA-2018:3240 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

kexec-tools bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

An update for kexec-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

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.

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Users of kexec-tools are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.

Solution

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

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

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 7 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

  • BZ - 1507441 - Kdump-addon: The default size of memory to be reserved is incorrect.
  • BZ - 1507731 - kdumpctl won't check if the modified time of makedumpfile is newer
  • BZ - 1543721 - [rhel][ppc64le] kdump: kdump start reports warning on raw dump target: WARNING: Persistent device name of /dev/vda3 not found.
  • BZ - 1543902 - Include /etc/hosts and /etc/nsswitch.conf into initramfs if fence_kdump is used otherwise crashkernel doesn't resolve the hostnames
  • BZ - 1603017 - [Hyper-V][RHEL7.6]Hyper-V console goes into blank/hang state after server crash until reboot due to no hyperv_fb in kdump initramfs

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79bf6a61fd5c5f1402bfa65d3349e3ae060f4d9c12912f0eba8a2d8626fe74ca
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 01ce1b2a929f00394bc084926341c4d04f4d91b64f7ad35f6bc53882973a61bb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5482c67525b60ad76cd513f46c437bde4377272719096a9769d01c0a1fb8b6e4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79bf6a61fd5c5f1402bfa65d3349e3ae060f4d9c12912f0eba8a2d8626fe74ca
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 01ce1b2a929f00394bc084926341c4d04f4d91b64f7ad35f6bc53882973a61bb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5482c67525b60ad76cd513f46c437bde4377272719096a9769d01c0a1fb8b6e4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79bf6a61fd5c5f1402bfa65d3349e3ae060f4d9c12912f0eba8a2d8626fe74ca
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 01ce1b2a929f00394bc084926341c4d04f4d91b64f7ad35f6bc53882973a61bb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5482c67525b60ad76cd513f46c437bde4377272719096a9769d01c0a1fb8b6e4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79bf6a61fd5c5f1402bfa65d3349e3ae060f4d9c12912f0eba8a2d8626fe74ca
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 01ce1b2a929f00394bc084926341c4d04f4d91b64f7ad35f6bc53882973a61bb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5482c67525b60ad76cd513f46c437bde4377272719096a9769d01c0a1fb8b6e4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9298f9e7712cb2e18db3ed8199418adbe47869370893b58412d85c1e0c469cc8
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 95379c10e2591630e5edbc2ac20404300d69cbd11fb028f225494c817b14347d
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 130c46dfe241ad2344c487289040d1864d70af61dd5c189055317952159165df
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 130c46dfe241ad2344c487289040d1864d70af61dd5c189055317952159165df
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3f10cd2d726934fbad98ee4cab7978cddd512bd371ad57978b0ea9ae4a0cf0a1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
ppc64
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: d807dca65f1dd3b95b0a19dee026a8cef3947e27751e62b8593dfca765b6bd63
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 6feb0de8733f59229b7bdb730899b547ba3b7624fdc1828d56796dcdf77a3e70
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 9ecb8ce7acbccc98ff613b4e99959c74fc3a996c43db75ec8f369bef246a10b9
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 9ecb8ce7acbccc98ff613b4e99959c74fc3a996c43db75ec8f369bef246a10b9
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 916be564df7c738101895af36b01fa869b63a6424c26a78900be1f078f374924

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 79bf6a61fd5c5f1402bfa65d3349e3ae060f4d9c12912f0eba8a2d8626fe74ca
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 01ce1b2a929f00394bc084926341c4d04f4d91b64f7ad35f6bc53882973a61bb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ab4b01602695d1e144d5111db0508f03a68fad577ded81428e4353769948047c
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5482c67525b60ad76cd513f46c437bde4377272719096a9769d01c0a1fb8b6e4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: a464986db57887546f21079523becb00cf1f4f51728b8438d7af5920ae0a9ec9
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 54edee82c48f586b10e4b588a09361ffc8415c8a2308eec0bdc91ca9d793c9dc
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8326cd6a1be16d2d361ef228dd134c0290cb1a162a82b34b0855f3d66fdc12f9
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8326cd6a1be16d2d361ef228dd134c0290cb1a162a82b34b0855f3d66fdc12f9
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 61bda63f5c37452e00a6b6f12a1e9ef43066cff8a35a6245c7a9b471f34224c1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9298f9e7712cb2e18db3ed8199418adbe47869370893b58412d85c1e0c469cc8
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 95379c10e2591630e5edbc2ac20404300d69cbd11fb028f225494c817b14347d
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 130c46dfe241ad2344c487289040d1864d70af61dd5c189055317952159165df
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 130c46dfe241ad2344c487289040d1864d70af61dd5c189055317952159165df
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3f10cd2d726934fbad98ee4cab7978cddd512bd371ad57978b0ea9ae4a0cf0a1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
aarch64
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 225fef6b2a5b73aaa27ba4e39f9918b5a52d2e4ec5ccd80ffc9f9ab08ce502bf
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: f8429c7ec284dc2a59f258a79c1df49924ef742357aa3e5824c346f853322059
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 4423dcc7994d97b7ab49b49d90f93a3e7b1661b122215fec301d6fa7cd07063e
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 4423dcc7994d97b7ab49b49d90f93a3e7b1661b122215fec301d6fa7cd07063e
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: b230604bc919f8d464bff6e6d4c3aef3067ab5caedc739c5c0c276d1c91defbe

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: a464986db57887546f21079523becb00cf1f4f51728b8438d7af5920ae0a9ec9
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 54edee82c48f586b10e4b588a09361ffc8415c8a2308eec0bdc91ca9d793c9dc
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8326cd6a1be16d2d361ef228dd134c0290cb1a162a82b34b0855f3d66fdc12f9
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8326cd6a1be16d2d361ef228dd134c0290cb1a162a82b34b0855f3d66fdc12f9
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 61bda63f5c37452e00a6b6f12a1e9ef43066cff8a35a6245c7a9b471f34224c1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A) 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9298f9e7712cb2e18db3ed8199418adbe47869370893b58412d85c1e0c469cc8
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 95379c10e2591630e5edbc2ac20404300d69cbd11fb028f225494c817b14347d
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 130c46dfe241ad2344c487289040d1864d70af61dd5c189055317952159165df
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 130c46dfe241ad2344c487289040d1864d70af61dd5c189055317952159165df
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3f10cd2d726934fbad98ee4cab7978cddd512bd371ad57978b0ea9ae4a0cf0a1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
ppc64
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: d807dca65f1dd3b95b0a19dee026a8cef3947e27751e62b8593dfca765b6bd63
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 6feb0de8733f59229b7bdb730899b547ba3b7624fdc1828d56796dcdf77a3e70
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 9ecb8ce7acbccc98ff613b4e99959c74fc3a996c43db75ec8f369bef246a10b9
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 9ecb8ce7acbccc98ff613b4e99959c74fc3a996c43db75ec8f369bef246a10b9
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 916be564df7c738101895af36b01fa869b63a6424c26a78900be1f078f374924

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 45cf924d074377c2e5c405926d321eaae6d5c77246086b9e518820663cce3b63
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: a464986db57887546f21079523becb00cf1f4f51728b8438d7af5920ae0a9ec9
kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 54edee82c48f586b10e4b588a09361ffc8415c8a2308eec0bdc91ca9d793c9dc
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8326cd6a1be16d2d361ef228dd134c0290cb1a162a82b34b0855f3d66fdc12f9
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8326cd6a1be16d2d361ef228dd134c0290cb1a162a82b34b0855f3d66fdc12f9
kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.15-21.el7.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 61bda63f5c37452e00a6b6f12a1e9ef43066cff8a35a6245c7a9b471f34224c1

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