Recommended update for SuSEfirewall2

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1178-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has seven fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for SuSEfirewall2 fixes the following issues:

  • Install symlink to SuSEfirewall2 with the updated SUSE spelling. (bsc#938727, fate#316521)
  • Remove basic.target to avoid loop with SuSEfirewall2. (bsc#961258)
  • Ignore the bootlock when incremental updates for hotplugged or virtual devices are coming in during boot. This prevents lockups for example when drbd is used with FW_BOOT_FULL_INIT. (bsc#785299)
  • Support for IPv6 in FW_TRUSTED_NETS config variable. (bsc#841046)
  • Don't log dropped broadcast IPv6 broadcast/multicast packets by default to avoid cluttering the kernel log. (bsc#847193)
  • Only apply FW_KERNEL_SECURITY proc settings, if not overriden by the administrator in /etc/sysctl.conf. This allows you to benefit from some of the kernel security settings, while overwriting others. (bsc#906136)
  • Fix a race condition in systemd unit files that could cause the SuSEfirewall2_init unit to sporadically fail, because /tmp was not there/writable yet. (bsc#1014987)

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-693=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-693=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-693=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-693=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-693=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-693=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-693=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-693=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.3.1

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