SUSE-RU-2026:0924-1: moderate: Recommended update for mksusecd

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# Recommended update for mksusecd

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:0924-1  
Release Date: 2026-03-18T09:17:31Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1245295
  * bsc#1249804
  * jsc#PED-13688

  
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 two fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for mksusecd fixes the following issues:

  * update to version 5.0:
    * boot loader config moved to boot/ARCH/loader directory for Agama-based media (bsc#1245295, jsc#PED-13688)
    * major rewrite to better support different architectures and products
    * support riscv64, loongarch64
    * added sample layout data for testing
    * update documentation
  * update to version 4.3:
    * add --tmp-dir option to let users use an alternative tmp dir (bsc#1249804)

## 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-2026-924=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-924=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-924=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-924=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-924=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * mksusecd-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debugsource-5.0-150400.3.34.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * mksusecd-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debugsource-5.0-150400.3.34.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * mksusecd-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debugsource-5.0-150400.3.34.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * mksusecd-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debugsource-5.0-150400.3.34.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * mksusecd-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debuginfo-5.0-150400.3.34.1
    * mksusecd-debugsource-5.0-150400.3.34.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245295
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249804
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13688

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