Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2025:20515 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2025-11-11
Updated:
2025-11-11

RHBA-2025:20515 - 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 9.

Description

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

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

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.8 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.8 s390x

Fixes

  • RHEL-69568 - [RHEL-9]A user-specified crashkernel will be overwritten in background
  • RHEL-19064 - [RHEL-9][Azure] kdump fails to generate vmcore when reserve 192MB memory
  • RHEL-83645 - Vmcore dumping to remote fs failed because of kernel panic caused by insufficient crashkernel
  • RHEL-84470 - Missing an .RE tag in kdump.conf
  • RHEL-79413 - [RHEL-9] For VMs created from KVM Guest Image, kdump initramfs size are larger than normal.
  • RHEL-103429 - [RHEL-9] Disable Kfence in kdump kernel

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f956477d7c81296570d4a2c43a95ab00a190f268e0c215d9226c26394de334dd
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4f62e727cde966366c6876c9529b8cb59fdc93092df215ed539acc5b5fc44507
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e58a6b6434cef8054a193214977bc0d9ede4b4e7e7a27f8674730589099876c2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f956477d7c81296570d4a2c43a95ab00a190f268e0c215d9226c26394de334dd
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4f62e727cde966366c6876c9529b8cb59fdc93092df215ed539acc5b5fc44507
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e58a6b6434cef8054a193214977bc0d9ede4b4e7e7a27f8674730589099876c2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: cc8c1ba812947fd6b9b647b7ff4e14d30bd62ea3f50c55993ab5b80873bff348
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 207c5a22a0dd02d22fe4e1acceeede136258019aa9b885bd1e0efeb9d5c0a8eb
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 0566d6e3b2cc7fb2344648ce7ab5053dac24bec2b453e49e2d4a5478d17c92e2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: cc8c1ba812947fd6b9b647b7ff4e14d30bd62ea3f50c55993ab5b80873bff348
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 207c5a22a0dd02d22fe4e1acceeede136258019aa9b885bd1e0efeb9d5c0a8eb
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 0566d6e3b2cc7fb2344648ce7ab5053dac24bec2b453e49e2d4a5478d17c92e2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3c0972d02c28fcf2c1c1ca8ffc6267cbb6bda2ed8603d8444a7c5bf245c730eb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 24b12d58129295c2c7a047b04132824e662b10ed448477465663b0877e9ba3d6
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ffe7808df010b0df84228e7e52e12c4f8e34116f7f8bf751fc682bb501695d3f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3c0972d02c28fcf2c1c1ca8ffc6267cbb6bda2ed8603d8444a7c5bf245c730eb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 24b12d58129295c2c7a047b04132824e662b10ed448477465663b0877e9ba3d6
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ffe7808df010b0df84228e7e52e12c4f8e34116f7f8bf751fc682bb501695d3f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
aarch64
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: ba70b3a9c9c05d7719faaa51c5be2d9b005ebfbb93198d44f10020d6584ba29c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 9d568fbde8f086c9702cf9c0e09176c9c3d78b9fba030d778301406ff3b274e9
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: d06733a87a516fbd9390ce666b06469d49ec37d14d9e5b0c86019a2c3cfe38bb

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
aarch64
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: ba70b3a9c9c05d7719faaa51c5be2d9b005ebfbb93198d44f10020d6584ba29c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 9d568fbde8f086c9702cf9c0e09176c9c3d78b9fba030d778301406ff3b274e9
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: d06733a87a516fbd9390ce666b06469d49ec37d14d9e5b0c86019a2c3cfe38bb

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3c0972d02c28fcf2c1c1ca8ffc6267cbb6bda2ed8603d8444a7c5bf245c730eb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 24b12d58129295c2c7a047b04132824e662b10ed448477465663b0877e9ba3d6
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ffe7808df010b0df84228e7e52e12c4f8e34116f7f8bf751fc682bb501695d3f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f956477d7c81296570d4a2c43a95ab00a190f268e0c215d9226c26394de334dd
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4f62e727cde966366c6876c9529b8cb59fdc93092df215ed539acc5b5fc44507
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e58a6b6434cef8054a193214977bc0d9ede4b4e7e7a27f8674730589099876c2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
aarch64
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: ba70b3a9c9c05d7719faaa51c5be2d9b005ebfbb93198d44f10020d6584ba29c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 9d568fbde8f086c9702cf9c0e09176c9c3d78b9fba030d778301406ff3b274e9
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: d06733a87a516fbd9390ce666b06469d49ec37d14d9e5b0c86019a2c3cfe38bb

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: cc8c1ba812947fd6b9b647b7ff4e14d30bd62ea3f50c55993ab5b80873bff348
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 207c5a22a0dd02d22fe4e1acceeede136258019aa9b885bd1e0efeb9d5c0a8eb
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 0566d6e3b2cc7fb2344648ce7ab5053dac24bec2b453e49e2d4a5478d17c92e2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
x86_64
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f956477d7c81296570d4a2c43a95ab00a190f268e0c215d9226c26394de334dd
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4f62e727cde966366c6876c9529b8cb59fdc93092df215ed539acc5b5fc44507
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e58a6b6434cef8054a193214977bc0d9ede4b4e7e7a27f8674730589099876c2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
aarch64
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: ba70b3a9c9c05d7719faaa51c5be2d9b005ebfbb93198d44f10020d6584ba29c
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 9d568fbde8f086c9702cf9c0e09176c9c3d78b9fba030d778301406ff3b274e9
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: d06733a87a516fbd9390ce666b06469d49ec37d14d9e5b0c86019a2c3cfe38bb

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
ppc64le
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 3c0972d02c28fcf2c1c1ca8ffc6267cbb6bda2ed8603d8444a7c5bf245c730eb
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 24b12d58129295c2c7a047b04132824e662b10ed448477465663b0877e9ba3d6
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ffe7808df010b0df84228e7e52e12c4f8e34116f7f8bf751fc682bb501695d3f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 9.8

SRPM
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.src.rpm SHA-256: 80380cd71fa9be8979973d72f52c529c25f492a51591a02b7c5606a570f1b0e4
s390x
kexec-tools-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: cc8c1ba812947fd6b9b647b7ff4e14d30bd62ea3f50c55993ab5b80873bff348
kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 207c5a22a0dd02d22fe4e1acceeede136258019aa9b885bd1e0efeb9d5c0a8eb
kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.29-10.el9.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 0566d6e3b2cc7fb2344648ce7ab5053dac24bec2b453e49e2d4a5478d17c92e2

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