SUSE-RU-2025:3914-1: important: Recommended update for mksusecd

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# Recommended update for mksusecd

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:3914-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-03T09:56:47Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1236781
  * bsc#1236828
  * bsc#1239528
  * bsc#1241374
  * bsc#1243075
  * bsc#1243125
  * bsc#1247230
  * jsc#PED-13262

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

  
  
An update that contains one feature and has seven fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for mksusecd fixes the following issues:

  * update documentation
  * support applying ISO changes in DUDs (jsc#PED-13262)
  * minor suse blog corrections
  * add provides mkmedia to spec file
  * add --apply-dud option to apply DUDs directly to install media
    (jsc#PED-13262)
  * adjust package dependencies
  * update mkmedia man page
  * rename mksusecd (the tool, not the package) to mkmedia
  * add missing doc link
  * suse blog
  * mksusecd: add --initrd-config option
  * fix online and network image generation
  * fix rar unpacking function
  * verifymedia: report if data partition does not have a volume id
    (bsc#1247230)
  * also check dracut config for volume label (live root) (bsc#1247230)
  * mksusecd: do not default to creating a .signature file on rh style media
  * mksusecd man page update
  * prefix boot options with '-' to remove them
  * mksusecd: fix --micro and --nano image generation
  * s390x: boot options are now merged with parmfile content, not replacing it
  * add package requires: file, cpio
  * add mnt/umnt helper tools for easy initrd unpacking
  * add blog post to documentation
  * fix crypto setup
  * add --luks option to influence LUKS entrypted volume
  * initrd can be missing with '\--pico' option
  * fix --add-entry for live / multi linux media (bsc#1243075)
  * create rh media in rh hybrid mode as default
  * doc update
  * add option to control efi image fs visibility
  * verifymedia: check also alternative grub config for live option
  * mksusecd: fix multi linux media signing (bsc#1243125)
  * several bug fixes (bsc#1243125)
  * merge gh#openSUSE/mksusecd#86
  * add red hat/fedora media support to verifymedia (bsc#1241374)
  * adjust verifymedia to use new initrd unpacking code (bsc#1239528)
  * support dracut-style initrd (uncompressed cpio archive followed by
    compressed cpio archive) (bsc#1239528)
  * add missing perl-JSON dependency
  * rework signature test wording
  * change --ignore option to accept only one argument
  * add verifymedia tool to check SUSE media for technical correctness
    (bsc#1236828)
  * moved isohybrid into separate directory
  * add sligthly stripped down version of parti
  * do not require root permissions to unpack ISO images (bsc#1236828)
  * make a more determined attempt to create the UEFI boot image if it is
    missing (bsc#1236828)
  * s390x: re-create initrd.off if needed (bsc#1236781)

## 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 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3914=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-3914=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-3914=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-3914=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-3914=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-4.2-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-4.2-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-4.2-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-4.2-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-4.2-150400.3.31.1
    * mksusecd-4.2-150400.3.31.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236781
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236828
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239528
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241374
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243075
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243125
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247230
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13262

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