Recommended update for SuSEfirewall2

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SuSEfirewall2
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1504-1
Rating: low
References: #767392
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    SuSEfirewall was updated to allow IPv6 MLD (Multicast
    Listener Discovery) Queries (ICMP Type 130) by default in
    the external zone.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-SuSEfirewall2-6910
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-SuSEfirewall2-6910
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-SuSEfirewall2-6910

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (noarch):
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (noarch):
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (noarch):
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.7.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/767392
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=5c569a2e500cbd7ee6e4bcb847340ae8