Recommended update for dnsmasq

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:0720-1
Release Date: 2025-02-26T09:05:59Z
Rating: low
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dnsmasq fixes the following issues:

  • Don't let compile time options change silently (bsc#1235834)
  • Use pkgconfig for libidn2.
  • Disable --nftset for SLE-15-SP3 and older.
  • Reintroduce nogroup for SLE-15-SP3 and older (bsc#1235517)
  • Enable --nftset support

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 Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-720=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-720=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-720=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-720=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-720=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-720=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-720=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-720=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.90-150400.16.6.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.90-150400.16.6.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.90-150400.16.6.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.90-150400.16.6.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.90-150400.16.6.2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.90-150400.16.6.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-utils-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.90-150400.16.6.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dnsmasq-utils-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debuginfo-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-utils-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-2.90-150400.16.6.2
    • dnsmasq-debugsource-2.90-150400.16.6.2

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