SUSE-RU-2021:2625-1: moderate: Recommended update for supportutils

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for supportutils
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2021:2625-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1185991 #1185993 #1186347 #1186397 #1186687 
                    #1188348 SLE-18240 SLE-18344 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3
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   An update that has 6 recommended fixes and contains two
   features can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for supportutils fixes the following issues:

   ethtool was updated to version 3.1.17:

   - Solve a downgrade issue between SUSE Linux Enterprise SP3 and lower
     (bsc#1188348)
   - Adding ethtool options g l m to network.txt (jsc#SLE-18240)
   - lsof options to improve performance (bsc#1186687)
   - Exclude rhn.conf from etc.txt (bsc#1186347)
   - analyzevmcore supports local directories (bsc#1186397)
   - getappcore checks for valid compression binary (bsc#1185991)
   - getappcore does not trigger errors with help message (bsc#1185993)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended 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 Module for Basesystem 15-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2625=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (noarch):

      supportutils-3.1.17-7.35.5.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185991
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185993
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186347
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186397
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186687
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1188348