SUSE-RU-2023:4640-1: moderate: Recommended update for ipxe

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# Recommended update for ipxe

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:4640-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * jsc#PED-5536

  
Affected Products:

  * HPC Module 15-SP5
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

  
  
An update that contains one feature can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ipxe fixes the following issues:

  * Enabled HTTPS downloads (jsc#PED-5536)

  * Updated to version 1.21.1+git20231006.ff0f8604 with the following changes:

  * [arm] Support building as a Linux userspace binary for AArch64
  * [crypto] Add support for PKCS#8 private key format
  * [dhcp] Ignore DHCPNAK unless originating from the selected DHCP server
  * [dhcp] Request NTP server option
  * [eap] Define a supplicant model for EAP and EAPoL
  * [eapol] Send EAPoL-Start packets to trigger EAP authentication
  * [efi] Accept a command line passed to an iPXE image via LoadOptions
  * [efi] Add support for executing images via a shim
  * [efi] Allow autoexec script to be located alongside iPXE binary
  * [efi] Enable NET_PROTO_LLDP by default
  * [efi] Provide read-only access to EFI variables via settings mechanism
  * [efi] Support the initrd autodetection mechanism in newer Linux kernels
  * [efi] Update to current EDK2 headers
  * [golan] Add new PCI ID for NVIDIA BlueField-3 network device
  * [image] Generalise concept of selected image
  * [libc] Use wall clock time as seed for the (non-cryptographic) RNG
  * [loong64] Add initial support for LoongArch64
  * [ntp] Define NTP server setting
  * [params] Allow for arbitrary HTTP request headers to be specified
  * [rng] Allow entropy source to be selected at runtime
  * [tls] Handle fragmented handshake records (jsc#PED-5536)
  * [xen] Update to current Xen headers

  * Added floppy disk image

## 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 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4640=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4640=1

  * HPC Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-HPC-15-SP5-2023-4640=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64 i586)
    * ipxe-bootimgs-1.21.1+git20231006.ff0f8604-150500.3.3.1
  * HPC Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * ipxe-bootimgs-1.21.1+git20231006.ff0f8604-150500.3.3.1

## References:

  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-5536

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