HPE server panics after installing Meltdown/Spectre errata

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Issue

  • After installing patches for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabililtes, the system will not boot
  • The system shows a stack trace similar to the one in the diagnostics section below

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 with kernel-3.10.0-693.11.6.el7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 with kernel-3.10.0-514.36.5.el7
  • HPE UV, MC99x, or Superdome Flex server

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