Recommended update for ipsec-tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ipsec-tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0503-1
Rating: low
References: #849058
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

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

    Description:


    This update for ipsec-tools fixes the Dead Peer Detection
    algorithm that previously failed to properly clean up
    Security Associations in the kernel.

    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 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ipsec-tools-8983
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-ipsec-tools-8983

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • ipsec-tools-0.7.3-1.4.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • ipsec-tools-0.7.3-1.4.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/849058
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=41873062e4671e30633f4fb1ca7cdf57