SUSE-RU-2024:0609-1: Recommended update for grub2

Published Feb 26, 2024
ยท
Updated

This update for grub2 fixes the following issues: Fix PowerPC grub slow loading time (bsc#1217102)

Affected Software

51 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
SUSE Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-debuginfo<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-arm64-efi<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-snapper-plugin<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-pc<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
suse/grub2-debugsource<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (s390x)
suse/grub2-s390x-emu<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
SUSE Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-debuginfo<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-branding-upstream<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64 i586)
suse/grub2-debugsource<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-arm64-efi<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-efi-debug<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-efi<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-debug<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-pc-debug<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-pc-extras<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-arm64-efi-debug<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-efi-extras<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-snapper-plugin<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-extras<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-xen-extras<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-xen<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-arm64-efi-extras<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-s390x-emu-extras<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-pc<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 (s390x)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-s390x-emu-debug<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-s390x-emu<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-debuginfo<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-debugsource<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (noarch)
Any of the following
suse/grub2-arm64-efi<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-snapper-plugin<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
suse/grub2-i386-pc<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (s390x)
suse/grub2-s390x-emu<2.06-150500.29.16.1
2.06-150500.29.16.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-arm64-efi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-snapper-plugin to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-pc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-s390x-emu to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-branding-upstream to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-efi-debug to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-efi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-debug to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-pc-debug to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-pc-extras to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-arm64-efi-debug to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-efi-extras to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-extras to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-xen-extras to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-i386-xen to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-arm64-efi-extras to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-s390x-emu-extras to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/grub2-s390x-emu-debug to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.06-150500.29.16.1
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-2024-609
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-609
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-609
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-609
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2024-609

Event History

Feb 26, 2024
Advisory Published
via SUSEยท08:30 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which systems are most likely to benefit from this update?

The stated fix addresses slow GRUB loading on PowerPC systems. The listed package set also includes GRUB components for ARM64, i386 PC, and s390x, but the advisory does not say those architectures are affected by the PowerPC loading issue.

2

Is this a security vulnerability that requires an attacker to exploit it?

No attacker prerequisite or exploitation path is described. The advisory classifies this as a recommended grub2 update and identifies a performance issue: slow loading of GRUB on PowerPC.

3

How can I determine whether the issue applies to my environment?

Check whether affected systems use GRUB on PowerPC and exhibit slow bootloader loading. The advisory does not provide a specific diagnostic test, affected version range, or configuration condition.

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