# Recommended update for ethtool Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:2006-1 Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1222079 * bsc#1224590 * jsc#PED-5946 * jsc#PED-8451 Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 An update that contains two features and has two fixes can now be installed. ## Description: This update for ethtool fixes the following issues: * ethtool was upgraded to version 6.4 (jsc#PED-5946, jsc#PED-8451): * For the full list of changes between 5.14 and 6.4 see upstream changelog (file NEWS) * Fixed SFP module diagnostic information (bsc#1222079) * Additional bug fixes (bsc#1224590): * Added missing header files for source distribution * Fixed SFF-8472 transceiver module identification * Allow nl_sset return -EOPNOTSUPP to fallback to do_sset * Fixed netlink support for coalesce tx aggr params * Fixed bug in rmgr when searching for empty slot ## 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 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-2006=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2006=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2006=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * ethtool-6.4-150600.7.3.2 * ethtool-debugsource-6.4-150600.7.3.2 * ethtool-debuginfo-6.4-150600.7.3.2 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ethtool-6.4-150600.7.3.2 * ethtool-debugsource-6.4-150600.7.3.2 * ethtool-debuginfo-6.4-150600.7.3.2 ## References: * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222079 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224590 * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-5946 * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8451