SUSE-RU-2025:21004-1: important: Recommended update for ovmf

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# Recommended update for ovmf

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:21004-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-18T23:11:50Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1245454
  * bsc#1247847

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

  
  
An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

  * Enable iSCSI boot support by default (bsc#1245454)
    * OvmfPkg: Add NETWORK_ISCSI_DEFAULT_ENABLE build flag
    * Add build flag NETWORK_ISCSI_DEFAULT_ENABLE for x64 OVMF to enable iSCSI boot support by default
  * Update firmware descriptors to remove tab whitespace (bsc#1247847)
    * Replace tab whitespace with spaces in 50-ovmf-x86_64-sev.json
    * Replace tab whitespace with spaces in 50-ovmf-x86_64-sev-snp.json
  * Update firmware descriptors for SEV-SNP and TDX (bsc#1247847)
    * Add 50-ovmf-x86_64-sev-snp.json to support the 'amd-sev-snp' feature.
    * Remove the sev-snp feature from 50-ovmf-x86_64-sev.json.
    * Update the device in 60-ovmf-x86_64-tdx.json from 'pflash' to 'memory'.

## 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 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-21=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-21=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * ovmf-202502-160000.3.1
    * ovmf-tools-202502-160000.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202502-160000.3.1
    * qemu-uefi-aarch64-202502-160000.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (x86_64)
    * ovmf-debuginfo-202502-160000.3.1
    * ovmf-debugsource-202502-160000.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (x86_64)
    * ovmf-debuginfo-202502-160000.3.1
    * ovmf-debugsource-202502-160000.3.1
    * ovmf-202502-160000.3.1
    * ovmf-tools-202502-160000.3.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (noarch)
    * qemu-ovmf-x86_64-202502-160000.3.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245454
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247847

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