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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2023:2953 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2023-05-16
Updated:
2023-05-16

RHBA-2023:2953 - Bug Fix Advisory

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  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

kexec-tools bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for kexec-tools is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Description

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.

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 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1950282 - shutdown those unneeded network interfaces to save memory for kdump
  • BZ - 2034457 - [RFE] Included thin provisioned volume as a supported target for kdump
  • BZ - 2120913 - rebase kexec to the latest version
  • BZ - 2141254 - [s390x] kdump fails over NFS when using persistent NIC name.

CVEs

(none)

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.8_release_notes/index
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4eb2320bc5f8213afe69559007ca296a985818dfc446d8a1daf9de7c8113561d
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7e0b9975f645ca3b8d3f53ba251c6dbaf0a11c7c127325a0c73bf71f7f9fc0f4
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bd8aa5fb0c2c29d48536ddf0b2ae9a094d8b07da9fb0e779d005f72fcb59218b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4eb2320bc5f8213afe69559007ca296a985818dfc446d8a1daf9de7c8113561d
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7e0b9975f645ca3b8d3f53ba251c6dbaf0a11c7c127325a0c73bf71f7f9fc0f4
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bd8aa5fb0c2c29d48536ddf0b2ae9a094d8b07da9fb0e779d005f72fcb59218b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7f2b2349d58c92cfb050de8c931ae77b768deefad613fabd4f6bd41cbd7134a1
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1a27f840b33b67ded2d32dea88c855d8667b9130fc9e04e06d83a51976d0f37a
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 27d93906bfedf11be1d79b880279f1ce97a329ca875654b91537b12747228ffd

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7f2b2349d58c92cfb050de8c931ae77b768deefad613fabd4f6bd41cbd7134a1
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1a27f840b33b67ded2d32dea88c855d8667b9130fc9e04e06d83a51976d0f37a
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 27d93906bfedf11be1d79b880279f1ce97a329ca875654b91537b12747228ffd

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 289e0cdadec3ab0888b639d388febe66954b7a4421d88644c51e184b4f4c7703
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3ece04f80e61fc35ff008cecef2763b131f1199e2ba670c51247124372a0fd36
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: da27030d374beb0b03290aea38e02c1343cc1ff83061e221053db712713006ad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 289e0cdadec3ab0888b639d388febe66954b7a4421d88644c51e184b4f4c7703
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3ece04f80e61fc35ff008cecef2763b131f1199e2ba670c51247124372a0fd36
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: da27030d374beb0b03290aea38e02c1343cc1ff83061e221053db712713006ad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4eb2320bc5f8213afe69559007ca296a985818dfc446d8a1daf9de7c8113561d
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7e0b9975f645ca3b8d3f53ba251c6dbaf0a11c7c127325a0c73bf71f7f9fc0f4
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bd8aa5fb0c2c29d48536ddf0b2ae9a094d8b07da9fb0e779d005f72fcb59218b

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
aarch64
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e1b169d620e1994ce30d5d757d59774a4c3623bc488219d547938c543ffa2d24
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 1ea0d6254451a8d02485380cafb85dc50121259a85d3ba525e2b0f22329e9eca
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: b19f0b3608d9090f6e94156a169d781d13f9a1dfa708f5a8aa91f6de291c9db2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
aarch64
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: e1b169d620e1994ce30d5d757d59774a4c3623bc488219d547938c543ffa2d24
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 1ea0d6254451a8d02485380cafb85dc50121259a85d3ba525e2b0f22329e9eca
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: b19f0b3608d9090f6e94156a169d781d13f9a1dfa708f5a8aa91f6de291c9db2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 289e0cdadec3ab0888b639d388febe66954b7a4421d88644c51e184b4f4c7703
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3ece04f80e61fc35ff008cecef2763b131f1199e2ba670c51247124372a0fd36
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: da27030d374beb0b03290aea38e02c1343cc1ff83061e221053db712713006ad

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.src.rpm SHA-256: c58a57e288b637537f8f086600e51f3a61354eba4d5db72caf98ebe859bed2b1
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4eb2320bc5f8213afe69559007ca296a985818dfc446d8a1daf9de7c8113561d
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7e0b9975f645ca3b8d3f53ba251c6dbaf0a11c7c127325a0c73bf71f7f9fc0f4
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.25-5.el8.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bd8aa5fb0c2c29d48536ddf0b2ae9a094d8b07da9fb0e779d005f72fcb59218b

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