SUSE-RU-2026:22823-1: moderate: Recommended update for python-kiwi

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# Recommended update for python-kiwi

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:22823-1  
Release Date: 2026-07-18T13:40:01Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1263564

  
Affected Products:

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

  
  
An update that has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for python-kiwi fixes the following issues:

  * Fix reading of runtime config files:
    * Make sure the reading of the runtime config files in the different locations is not an exclusive procedure.
  * Add support for sha512sum:
    * Allow to select between the default shasum size 256 and 512 via a new runtime config section named: shasum.
  * Fix system resize:
    * The filesystem check is not applied for btrfs prior resize.
  * Fix qemu-xxx requirement:
    * Do not require qemu variant packages for 32bit architectures.

## 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-16.0-1286=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-1286=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * kiwi-systemdeps-iso-media-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-core-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-disk-images-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-lib-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-containers-wsl-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-verity-debuginfo-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-man-pages-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-overlay-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * python3-kiwi-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-oem-dump-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-image-validation-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-live-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-verity-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-oem-repart-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-containers-10.2.33-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
    * kiwi-bash-completion-10.2.33-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (x86_64)
    * kiwi-pxeboot-10.2.33-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * kiwi-systemdeps-iso-media-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-containers-wsl-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-lib-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-disk-images-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-verity-debuginfo-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-man-pages-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-overlay-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * python3-kiwi-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-oem-dump-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-image-validation-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-live-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-verity-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-core-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * dracut-kiwi-oem-repart-10.2.33-160000.4.1
    * kiwi-systemdeps-containers-10.2.33-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (noarch)
    * kiwi-bash-completion-10.2.33-160000.4.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (x86_64)
    * kiwi-pxeboot-10.2.33-160000.4.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263564

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