SUSE-RU-2026:2089-1: moderate: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

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# Recommended update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:2089-1  
Release Date: 2026-05-27T10:37:31Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1257312
  * bsc#1265304

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issues:

  * Update to 13.1.0 release based on build 25218885 (bsc#1265304):
    * Support for GNOME Toolkit version 4
    * New release of the Salt-Minion integration script
    * Fallback to ignore systemd inhibitors during guest poweroff / reboot
    * Fix: vmware-vgauth-smoketest: no VGAuthLib.vmsg file
    * Fix: Inline comment breaks "disable_vmware_customization" check
    * For a more complete description of what is new in this release: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.1.0/ReleaseNotes.md#whatsnew https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-13.1.0/ReleaseNotes.md#resolved-issues
  * Fix build with glibc 2.43 (bsc#1257312)

## 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 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-2089=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-2089=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * libvmtools0-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-13.1.0-4.98.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (x86_64)
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * libvmtools0-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-debuginfo-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-salt-minion-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * open-vm-tools-debugsource-13.1.0-4.98.1
    * libvmtools0-debuginfo-13.1.0-4.98.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257312
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1265304

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