Recommended update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:1096-1
Release Date: 2025-04-02T08:05:16Z
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Containers Module 15-SP6
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • 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 one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

  • Ensure vmtoolsd.service and vgauthd.service are set to enabled by default. Do this by removing vmblock-fuse.service from the %pre section in the spec file. vmblock-fuse.service still remains in the %pre desktop section (bsc#1237180).
  • remove unused pcre build dependency
  • Revert previous change. The proposed solutions was non-standard.
  • Ensure vmtoolsd.service, vgauthd.service, and vmblock-fuse.service are set to enabled by default (bsc#1237180).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1096=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1096=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1096=1
  • Containers Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP6-2025-1096=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1096=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    • libvmtools-devel-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • libvmtools0-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libvmtools0-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • libvmtools-devel-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
  • Containers Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.5.0-150600.3.9.1

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