RHBA-2020:1696 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for nmstate is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Description

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.2 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.2 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.8 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.2 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.2 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.2 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.8 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.2 aarch64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.2 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 1695124 - RFE: Support linux route rules for policy-based routing
• BZ - 1722744 - dummy can't be set down with nmstatectl soon after it is created
• BZ - 1723628 - ipv6 is enabled automatically if added br0 with ipv6 disabled
• BZ - 1724465 - fail to add bond when add and delete repeatedly with nmstatectl
• BZ - 1726185 - Cannot set access-tag of access VLAN in OVS port
• BZ - 1726485 - fail to add ovs if port name contains more than 5 characters
• BZ - 1730341 - [RFE] Support ovs-port with bonding mode balance-slb
• BZ - 1741126 - [nmstate] Failed when merge from static ip config to dhcp
• BZ - 1741616 - Need manpage for nmstatectl
• BZ - 1743665 - [nmstate] A new profile is created instead of editing the existing inactive one
• BZ - 1745411 - [nmstate] interface link state changed when reapply configuration with ipv6
• BZ - 1745520 - [nmstate] when bridge's ipv6.enabled=true, fail to apply a subset configuration
• BZ - 1751695 - Keep MTU settings of interface if possible after base interface MTU changes
• BZ - 1753983 - [RFE] Add support of disable IPv6 persistently
• BZ - 1755542 - [nmstate] Cannot create a bridge with dynamic ipv4 whose port is a vlaned bond
• BZ - 1755909 - [nmstate] Rebase to latest release
• BZ - 1777524 - RFE: implement get the SR-IOV setting from the device/interface
• BZ - 1779853 - [8.2] IPv6 static addresses represented in the expanded notation are not accepted
• BZ - 1779856 - [8.2] RFE: Don't block nmstate apply on DHCP status for master/slave interfaces
• BZ - 1779859 - [8.2] RFE: Support reapply MTU changes.
• BZ - 1781136 - Fail to set route rules against two route tables
• BZ - 1781723 - Missing the support of per-vf functions of SR-IOV feature
• BZ - 1783891 - Virtual interfaces will disappear periodically when DHCP timeout
• BZ - 1784707 - [Regression] [Memory leak] Has unclosed fd
• BZ - 1785160 - report NetworkManager-ovs missing plugin during validation
• BZ - 1786935 - Cannot get/set mac address of ovs-interface
• BZ - 1788081 - libnm timeout on create vlans
• BZ - 1788436 - cannot see any sr-iov property on an igb driver interface
• BZ - 1788797 - Unmanaged bridge ports are implicitly managed when editing the bridge
• BZ - 1791156 - Failed on showing MAC address of Infiniband interface
• BZ - 1791159 - Got failure when deleting bond interface
• BZ - 1791531 - [nmstate] Rebase to latest stable release
• BZ - 1794030 - Verification stage failed when DHCPv4 enabled with IPv6 static address.
• BZ - 1796838 - [NMCI] nmstate errors with devices with a 4 byte MAC addresses
• BZ - 1798374 - Cannot configure interface as dynamic without running DHCP server
• BZ - 1799059 - NIC wont come back online after removing ovs-bridge
• BZ - 1801798 - VLAN cannot be added to existing bond interface configured in a custom Mode 1 if the option "fail_over_mac=active" is set
• BZ - 1803776 - Cannot create team interface with slaves
• BZ - 1805223 - nmstate does not support integer in bond option
• BZ - 1806249 - when trying to create ovs-bond cmd gets stuck
• BZ - 1809330 - Changing bond mode from 1 to 5 fails
• BZ - 1815112 - Cannot assign static DNS with DHCP.
• BZ - 1816043 - Support 3 IPv4 or IPv6 DNS nameservers

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.2_release_notes/index