Recommended update for NetworkManager

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for NetworkManager
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:0758-1
Rating: low
References: #659267 #751273 #760875
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that has three recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for NetworkManager provides the following fixes:

    * Make modem disconnects synchronous in order to avoid
    a race condition when disconnecting and then immediately
    reconnecting. (bnc#659267)
    * Fix an issue that prevented the reactivation of some
    wireless devices if they were manually disabled before a
    reboot. (bnc#760875)
    * Fix a race condition when enabling wireless networks
    at power management resume. (bnc#751273)

    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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-NetworkManager-7600
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-NetworkManager-7600
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-NetworkManager-7600
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-NetworkManager-7600

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • NetworkManager-devel-0.7.1_git20090811-3.28.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • NetworkManager-0.7.1_git20090811-3.28.2
    • NetworkManager-glib-0.7.1_git20090811-3.28.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • NetworkManager-0.7.1_git20090811-3.28.2
    • NetworkManager-glib-0.7.1_git20090811-3.28.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • NetworkManager-0.7.1_git20090811-3.28.2
    • NetworkManager-glib-0.7.1_git20090811-3.28.2

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/659267
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/751273
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/760875
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=c96a27593f8d391ed629e4600415c716