SUSE-RU-2025:02211-1: moderate: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

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# Recommended update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:02211-1  
Release Date: 2025-07-02T16:13:14Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1245169

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

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

  * Update to open-vm-tools 13.0.0 based on build 24696409. (bsc#1245169): There
    are no new features in the open-vm-tools 13.0.0 release. This is primarily a
    maintenance release that addresses a few issues, including:
  * The vm-support script has been updated to collect the open-vm-tools log
    files from the Linux guest and information from the systemd journal.
  * Github pull requests has been integrated and issues fixed. Please see the
    Resolved Issues section of the Release Notes. For a more complete list of
    issues resolved in this release, see the Resolved Issues section of the
    Release Notes.
  * Add patch: Currently the "telinit 6" command is used to reboot a Linux VM
    following Guest OS Customization. As the classic Linux init system,
    SysVinit, is deprecated in favor of a newer init system, systemd, the
    telinit command may not be available on the base Linux OS. This change adds
    support to Guest OS Customization for the systemd init system. If the modern
    init system, systemd, is available, then a "systemctl reboot" command will
    be used to trigger reboot. Otherwise, the "telinit 6" command will be used
    assuming the traditional init system, SysVinit, is still available.
  * Drop patch now contained in 13.0.0:
  * Ran /usr/lib/obs/service/source_validators/helpers/fix_changelog to fix
    changes file where source validator was failing.

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2211=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2211=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * libvmtools0-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.86.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * libvmtools0-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.86.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-13.0.0-4.86.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245169

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