Issued:
2017-09-05
Updated:
2017-09-05

RHBA-2017:2567 - seabios bug fix update

Synopsis

seabios bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory None

Topic

Updated seabios packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

The seabios packages contain an open-source legacy BIOS implementation that can be used as a coreboot payload. They implement the standard BIOS calling interfaces that a typical x86 proprietary BIOS implements.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, after enabling the Input/Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU) for a Q35 machine type guest, the guest failed to boot and displayed a "No bootable device" error message. This update fixes the handling of IOMMU on Q35 guests, and the described problem no longer occurs. (BZ#1472131)

Users of seabios 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 Solutions7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.5ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support7.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.5ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support7.4ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.6ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions7.4ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian7ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian7ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node7.4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop7x86_64

Updated Packages

  • seabios-bin-1.10.2-3.el7_4.1.noarch.rpm
  • seabios-1.10.2-3.el7_4.1.src.rpm
  • seabios-1.10.2-3.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
  • seavgabios-bin-1.10.2-3.el7_4.1.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information