SUSE-RU-2026:3618-1: moderate: Recommended update for apache-logging-parent, log4j

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# Recommended update for apache-logging-parent, log4j

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:3618-1  
Release Date: 2026-08-14T05:19:47Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for apache-logging-parent, log4j fixes the following issues:

apache-logging-parent:

  * Upgrade to logging-parent 12.1.1
  * Main changes
    * Update to the latest upstream release (includes major updates from versions 10, 11, and 12).
    * Better Security Tracking: Added tools (CycloneDX) to automatically list all software ingredients (SBOM) used in the build.
    * Updated Java Module Building: Swapped the old maven-bundle-plugin for bnd-maven-plugin to better handle OSGi and modern Java modules.
    * Stricter Code Quality: Added spotless-maven-plugin to enforce a standard code style, and grouped bug-catching tools (Error Prone, SpotBugs) into one place.
    * New Changelog System: Replaced the old Maven changes plugin with a custom log4j-changelog-maven-plugin for managing release notes.
    * Standardized Automation: Centralized GitHub Actions workflows to make testing, building, and deploying more consistent across projects.
    * Reliable Builds: Updated core Maven plugins and enforced strict timestamp settings so that the same source code always produces the exact same final files (reproducible builds).

log4j:

  * Build with apache-logging-parent 12.1.1
  * Full osgi metadata generation
  * Bring back the annotation processing and generating the Log4j2Plugins.dat
    descriptors

## 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 15 SP6 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-3618=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-3618=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-3618=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (noarch)
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (noarch)
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (noarch)
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (noarch)
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (noarch)
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (noarch)
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (noarch)
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (noarch)
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (noarch)
    * log4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-jcl-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-javadoc-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1
    * log4j-slf4j-2.26.1-150200.4.42.1

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