Recommended update for NetworkManager

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:1309-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for NetworkManager fixes the following issues:

  • Better handle dhclient's timeout so that a recorded lease can be used when dhcp server is down. (bsc#1183202)
  • Use dhclient as the default dhcp client. (bsc#1183202)
  • bond: restore MAC on release only when there is a cloned MAC address. (bsc#1183967)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-1309=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-1309=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP2-2021-1309=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-1309=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • NetworkManager-debuginfo-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • libnm0-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • NetworkManager-debugsource-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • typelib-1_0-NM-1_0-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • libnm0-debuginfo-1.22.10-3.7.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • NetworkManager-debuginfo-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • NetworkManager-devel-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • NetworkManager-debugsource-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • NetworkManager-1.22.10-3.7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2 (noarch)
    • NetworkManager-lang-1.22.10-3.7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • NetworkManager-debuginfo-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • libnm0-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • NetworkManager-debugsource-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • typelib-1_0-NM-1_0-1.22.10-3.7.1
    • libnm0-debuginfo-1.22.10-3.7.1

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