[El-errata] ELBA-2021-3794 Oracle Linux 7 grub2 bug fix and enhancement update (aarch64)

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Fri Oct 15 16:07:25 PDT 2021


Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2021-3794

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2021-3794.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

aarch64:
grub2-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.aarch64.rpm
grub2-common-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.aarch64.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.aarch64.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-modules-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.noarch.rpm
grub2-tools-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.aarch64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/grub2-2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[2.02-0.87.0.12.el7_9.7]
- Restore versioned certificate provide for aarch64 package to satisfy shim [Orabug: 32670043]
- Enable common subpackage for aarch64
- Disable RHEL patch 0183-efinet-retransmit-if-our-device-is-busy.patch to comply with UEFI spec [Orabug: 27982684]
- Do not sign aarch64 efi binaries [Orabug: 32670043]
- Remove aarch64 deps on shim [Orabug: 32670043]
- xfs: Don't attempt to iterate over empty directory [Orabug: 32584717]
- add SBAT metadata for Oracle Linux grub2
- Use similar format for menu entry in grub environment block
- config file. [Orabug: 32172943]
- Fix degradation in multiboot2 code [Orabug: 32069510]
- Update signing certificate for efi binaries
- Update upstream references [Orabug: 30138841]
- Restore symlink to grub environment file, that was removed during grub2-efi update
  if grub2 package is also installed on UEFI machines [Orabug: 27345750]
- fix symlink removal scriptlet, to be executed only on removal [Orabug: 19231481]
- Fix comparison in patch for [Orabug: 18504756]
- Remove symlink to grub environment file during uninstall on EFI platforms [Orabug: 19231481]
- replace dynamic EFI boot folder path generation with predefined 'redhat' (Alex Burmashev)
- Put "with" in menuentry instead of "using" [Orabug: 18504756]
- Use different titles for UEK and RHCK kernels [Orabug: 18504756]

[2.02-0.87.e7.7]
- Fix boot failures in ppc64le caused by storage race condition (diegodo)
  Resolves: rhbz#1942148

[2.02-0.87.e7.6]
- Fix ppc64le performance issues (diegodo)
  Resolves: rhbz#1759298

[2.02-0.87.e7.5]
- Add the at keyboard patches that weren't included
  Resolves: rhbz#1892240

[2.02-0.87.e7.4]
- add keylayouts and at_keyboard modules to EFI binary
  Resolves: rhbz#1892240

[2.02-0.87.e7.3]
- at_keyboard: use set 1 when keyboard is in Translate mode (rmetrich)
  Resolves: rhbz#1892240

[2.02-0.87.e7.2]
- Fix another batch of CVEs
  Resolves: CVE-2020-14372
  Resolves: CVE-2020-25632
  Resolves: CVE-2020-25647
  Resolves: CVE-2020-27749
  Resolves: CVE-2020-27779
  Resolves: CVE-2021-20225
  Resolves: CVE-2021-20233

[2.02-0.87.e7.1]
- Fix keyboards that report IBM PC AT scan codes
  Resolves: rhbz#1892240




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