A grub2 bug fix and enhancement update has been released for Oracle Linux 7.

El-errata: ELBA-2022-4640 Oracle Linux 7 grub2 bug fix and enhancement update

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2022-4640

  http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2022-4640.html

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

x86_64:
grub2-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
grub2-common-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-modules-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-cdboot-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-modules-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.noarch.rpm
grub2-pc-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
grub2-pc-modules-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.noarch.rpm
grub2-tools-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.x86_64.rpm

SRPMS:
  http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/grub2-2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9.src.rpm


Description of changes:

[2.02-0.87.0.17.el7_9.9]
- Cleanup XEN shell script (Alex Burmashev) [Orabug: 33851417]
- Update SBAT data (Alex Burmashev) [Orabug: 33851417]
- efinet: change SNP open call (Alex Burmashev) [Orabug: 32646964]
- disable buggy 0183-efinet-retransmit-if-our-device-is-busy.patch [Orabug: 27982684]
- Patch multiboot2 to the recent state [Orabug: 32950597]
- Enable multiboot2 for UEFI ( non Secureboot ) mode [Orabug: 32950597]
- Update signing certificate [Orabug: 32670043]
- Update shim and certificates dependencies [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]

[2.02-087.e7.9]
- Bump for signing
- Resolves: #1892860

[2.02-0.87.e7.8]
- Fix accidental reboot in grub_exit
- Resolves: #1892860

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