Issued:
2020-08-01
Updated:
2020-08-01

RHBA-2020:3263 - shim bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

shim bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory None

Topic

An update for shim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support.

Description

The shim packages provide an initial UEFI boot loader that handles chaining to a trusted full boot loader under secure boot environments.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • Fix crash on some systems during boot up. (BZ#1862231)

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 Solutions8.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support8.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support8.1aarch64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support8.1x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support8.1ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support8.1s390x
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support8.1aarch64

Updated Packages

  • shim-ia32-15-15.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
  • shim-unsigned-x64-15-8.el8.src.rpm
  • shim-15-15.el8_1.src.rpm
  • shim-aa64-15-15.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
  • shim-unsigned-x64-15-8.el8.x86_64.rpm
  • shim-x64-15-15.el8_1.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information