Recommended update for SuSEfirewall2

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:0610-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for SuSEfirewall2 provides the following fixes:

  • Remove duplicate rules created in the context of dynamic RPC rules. (bsc#1069760)
  • Fix an issue in the logging logic to show the correct PID and avoid losing log lines.
  • Fix an error message in logs when no RPC ports have been configured at all.
  • Set RPC related rules also for IPv6. (bsc#1074933)

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 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2018-418=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2018-418=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-418=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-418=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2018-418=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.19.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.19.1

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