Issued:
2017-07-18
Updated:
2017-07-18

RHBA-2017:1762 - kexec-tools bug fix update

Synopsis

kexec-tools bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory None

Topic

Updated kexec-tools packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 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 bug:

  • 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 which never came. As a consequence, generating the kdump file entered an infinite error loop and could not finish. This update excludes the IP address of the local node from the list. As a result, generating the kdump file can now finish successfully and the described problem no longer occurs. (BZ#1460211)

Users of kexec-tools are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.

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

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.2ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.2ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support7.2s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.2x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.2x86_64

Updated Packages

  • kexec-tools-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.s390x.rpm
  • kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.ppc64.rpm
  • kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.s390x.rpm
  • kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.s390x.rpm
  • kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.x86_64.rpm
  • kexec-tools-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.src.rpm
  • kexec-tools-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.ppc64.rpm
  • kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.s390x.rpm
  • kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.ppc64.rpm
  • kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.ppc64.rpm
  • kexec-tools-eppic-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.x86_64.rpm
  • kexec-tools-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.x86_64.rpm
  • kexec-tools-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.ppc64le.rpm
  • kexec-tools-anaconda-addon-2.0.7-38.el7_2.2.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information