SUSE-RU-2021:3457-1: moderate: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

[sle-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for open-vm-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2021:3457-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1190987 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

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

   - Update to 11.3.5 (bsc#1190987)
   - Added a configurable logging capability to the network script.
   - The hgfsmounter (mount.vmhgfs) command has been removed from
     open-vm-tools.
   - Customization: Retry the Linux reboot if telinit is a soft link to
     systemctl.
   - Open-vm-tools commands would hang if configured with "--enable-valgrind".


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 Server 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3457=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-11.3.5-4.39.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.3.5-4.39.1
      open-vm-tools-11.3.5-4.39.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.3.5-4.39.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.3.5-4.39.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-11.3.5-4.39.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.3.5-4.39.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.3.5-4.39.1
      open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.3.5-4.39.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190987