[El-errata] ELBA-2021-3595 Oracle Linux 8 grub2 bug fix and enhancement update

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Wed Sep 22 21:35:24 PDT 2021


Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2021-3595

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2021-3595.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
grub2-common-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-modules-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-modules-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-cdboot-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-modules-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-pc-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-pc-modules-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-tools-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-efi-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
grub2-common-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-modules-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-modules-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-modules-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-pc-modules-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-tools-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/grub2-2.02-99.0.2.el8_4.1.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[2.02-99.0.2]
- Backport some better script logic for BTRFS support [Orabug: 32448171]
- Do not add shim and grub certificate deps for aarch64 packages [Orabug: 32670033]
- Update Oracle SBAT data [Orabug: 32670033]
- Use new signing certificate [Orabug: 32670033]
- Fix various coverity issues [Orabug: 32530657]
- Set proper blsdir if /boot is on btrfs rootfs [Orabug: 32063327]
- Add CVE-2020-15706, CVE-2020-15707 to the list [Orabug: 31225072]
- honor /etc/sysconfig/kernel DEFAULTKERNEL setting for BLS [Orabug: 30643497]
- set EFIDIR as redhat for additional grub2 tools [Orabug: 29875597]
- Update upstream references [Orabug: 26388226]
- Copy symvers.gz to /boot during kernel install [Orabug: 29773086]
- Insert Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel text into BLS config file [Orabug: 29417955]
- fix symlink removal scriptlet, to be executed only on removal [Orabug: 19231481]
- Fix comparison in patch for 18504756
- Remove symlink to grub environment file during uninstall on EFI platforms [Orabug: 19231481]
- Put "with" in menuentry instead of "using" [Orabug: 18504756]
- Use different titles for UEK and RHCK kernels [Orabug: 18504756]

[2.02-99.el8_4.1]
- Fix boot failures in ppc64le caused by storage race condition (diegodo)



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