SUSE-RU-2024:2323-1: moderate: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

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# Recommended update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:2323-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1227181

  
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 issue:

  * There are no new features in this open-vm-tools release (bsc#1227181). This
    is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few critical problems,
    including:
    * A Github pull request and associated issue has been handled. Please see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.
    * A number of issues flagged by Coverity and ShellCheck have been addressed.
    * A vmtoolsd process hang related to nested logging from an RPC Channel error has been fixed. For a more complete list of issues resolved in this release, see the Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes.

## 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-2024-2323=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2323=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2323=1

  * Containers Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP6-2024-2323=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2024-2323=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * libvmtools-devel-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * libvmtools0-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * libvmtools0-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * libvmtools-devel-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
  * Containers Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-containerinfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-12.4.5-150600.3.3.2

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227181

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