Recommended update for wicked

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:3540-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that contains one feature and has five fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for wicked fixes the following issues:

  • Fix to avoid incomplete ifdown/timeout on route deletion error. (bsc#1174099)
  • Allow 'linuxrc' to send 'RFC2132' without providing the MAC address. (jsc#SLE-15770)
  • Fixes to ifreload on port changes. (bsc#1168155, bsc#1172082)
  • Fix schema to use correct 'hwaddr_policy' property. (bsc#1171234)
  • Enable IPv6 on ports when 'nsna_ping' linkwatch is used. (bsc#959556)

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3540=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wicked-0.6.64-3.3.4
    • wicked-service-0.6.64-3.3.4
    • wicked-debuginfo-0.6.64-3.3.4
    • wicked-debugsource-0.6.64-3.3.4

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