Recommended update for SuSEfirewall2

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for SuSEfirewall2
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1947-1
Rating: moderate
References: #940825 #942106
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3

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

    Description:


    SuSEfirewall2 was updated to use the conntrack table instead of the state
    table to avoid warnings with newer versions of iptables.

    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 for VMWare 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-SuSEfirewall2-12196=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-SuSEfirewall2-12196=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-SuSEfirewall2-12196=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-SuSEfirewall2-12196=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-SuSEfirewall2-12196=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMWare 11-SP3 (noarch):
      • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (noarch):
      • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3 (noarch):
      • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (noarch):
      • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 (noarch):
      • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.11.1

    References: