SUSE-RU-2026:1593-1: moderate: Recommended update for mksusecd

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# Recommended update for mksusecd

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:1593-1  
Release Date: 2026-04-24T10:38:36Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1258149
  * bsc#1259255
  * bsc#1261030

  
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 has three fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for mksusecd fixes the following issues:

  * Update to version 6.0:
    * include suse_blog.html in git repo
    * add man pages
    * adjust spec file
    * adapt verifymedia to work also with xorriso
    * upgrade to parti 2.12
    * adapt mkmedia to also work with xorriso
    * simplify spec file
    * update docs
    * adjust to work also with older xorriso version
    * prepare for package renaming to mkmedia
    * drop genisoimage support
    * align with latest Agama adjustment (bsc#1261030)
    * rename mksusecd package to mkmedia in Factory/Tumbleweed
  * Update to version 5.2:
    * show DUD product string when applying DUD (bsc#1258149)
    * apply only DUD for matching product (bsc#1258149)
  * Update to version 5.1:
    * follow parti 2.11 update
    * more doc updates
    * avoid problems with xz and landlock lsm
    * rewrite boot option handling to allow to repeat boot options (bsc#1259255)
    * update boot options in all s390x parmfiles (bsc#1259255)
    * set umask to a sensible value and clear ACLs for tmp dir (bsc#1259255)
    * documentation update

## 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-2026-1593=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-1593=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1593=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1593=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-1593=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-6.0-150400.3.41.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-6.0-150400.3.41.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-6.0-150400.3.41.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-6.0-150400.3.41.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * mksusecd-debugsource-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-6.0-150400.3.41.1
    * mksusecd-6.0-150400.3.41.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258149
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259255
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261030

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