# Security update for kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container,
virt-exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container,
virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-t

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0215-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-22T02:52:54Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1232762
  * jsc#PED-10545

  
Affected Products:

  * Containers Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * 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 one feature and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for kubevirt, virt-api-container, virt-controller-container, virt-
exportproxy-container, virt-exportserver-container, virt-handler-container,
virt-launcher-container, virt-libguestfs-tools-container, virt-operator-
container, virt-pr-helper-container fixes the following issues:

Update to version 1.4.0

  * Release notes https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/tag/v1.4.0
  * Enable aarch64 build for SLE and mark it as techpreview (jsc#PED-10545)
  * Drop packages: iptables, lsscsi, and socat
  * Fix ovmf firmware path for SEV(ES) VMs (bsc#1232762)

## 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-2025-215=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-215=1

  * Containers Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-15-SP6-2025-215=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * kubevirt-virt-controller-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-container-disk-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-exportproxy-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-handler-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-operator-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-exportproxy-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-launcher-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-api-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-controller-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-launcher-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * obs-service-kubevirt_containers_meta-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-tests-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virtctl-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virtctl-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-pr-helper-conf-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-api-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-operator-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-tests-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-exportserver-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-exportserver-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virt-handler-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-manifests-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-container-disk-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
  * Containers Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * kubevirt-manifests-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virtctl-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1
    * kubevirt-virtctl-debuginfo-1.4.0-150600.5.12.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232762
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10545