-# open-vm-tools 12.4.0 Release Notes
+# open-vm-tools 12.4.5 Release Notes
-Updated on: 21 March 2024
+Updated on: 27 June 2024
-open-vm-tools | 21 MARCH 2024 | Build 23259341
+open-vm-tools | 27 JUNE 2024 | Build 23787635
Check back for additions and updates to these release notes.
The release notes cover the following topics:
* [What's New](#whatsnew)
-* [End of Feature Support Notice](#endsupport)
* [Internationalization](#i18n)
+* [Product Support Notice](#suppnote)
+* [End of Feature Support Notice](#endsupport)
* [Guest Operating System Customization Support](#guestop)
* [Interoperability Matrix](#interop)
* [Resolved Issues](#resolvedissues)
* Please see the [Resolved Issues](#resolvedissues) and [Known Issues](#knownissues) sections below.
-* A complete list of the granular changes in the open-vm-tools 12.4.0 release is available at:
+* A complete list of the granular changes in the open-vm-tools 12.4.5 release is available at:
- [open-vm-tools ChangeLog](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.4.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog)
-
-## <a id="endsupport" name="endsupport"></a>End of Feature Support Notice
-
-* Discontinued: Using "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c" to build the VMware Guest Authentication Service (VGAuth)
-
- Starting with open-vm-tools 12.4.0, and going forward, the VGAuth service build will require the "xmlsec1" and "libxml2" development and runtime packages. If still using the "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c" open source projects to build open-vm-tools, you must make the change now. The open-vm-tools 12.3.x series will be the last version that can use "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c".
+ [open-vm-tools ChangeLog](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.4.5/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog)
## <a id="i18n" name="i18n"></a>Internationalization
-open-vm-tools 12.4.0 is available in the following languages:
+open-vm-tools 12.4.5 is available in the following languages:
* English
* French
* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
+## <a id="suppnote" name="suppnote"></a>Product Support Notice
+
+Beginning with the next major release, we will be reducing the number of supported localization languages. The three supported languages will be:
+ * Japanese
+ * Spanish
+ * French
+
+The following languages will no longer be supported:
+ * Italian
+ * German
+ * Brazilian Portuguese
+ * Traditional Chinese
+ * Korean
+ * Simplified Chinese
+
+Impact:
+ * Users who have been using the deprecated languages will no longer receive updates or support in these languages.
+ * All user interfaces, message catalogs, help documentation, and customer support will be available only in English or in the three supported languages mentioned above.
+
+## <a id="endsupport" name="endsupport"></a>End of Feature Support Notice
+
+* **Discontinued: Using "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c" to build the VMware Guest Authentication Service (VGAuth)**
+
+ Starting with open-vm-tools 12.4.0, and going forward, the VGAuth service build will require the "xmlsec1" and "libxml2" development and runtime packages. If still using the "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c" open source projects to build open-vm-tools, you must make the change now. The open-vm-tools 12.3.x series will be the last version that can use "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c".
+
## <a id="guestop" name="guestop"></a>Guest Operating System Customization Support
The [Guest OS Customization Support Matrix](http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf) provides details about the guest operating systems supported for customization.
## <a id="resolvedissues" name ="resolvedissues"></a> Resolved Issues
-* **The following github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools pull request has been addressed**
+* **A number of issues flagged by Coverity and ShellCheck have been addressed.**
+
+ The changes include code fixes and Coverity escapes for reported false positives.
+ See the details in the [open-vm-tools ChangeLog](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.4.5/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog) for specific fix or false positive escape.
+
+* **Nested logging from RPCChannel error may hang the vmtoolsd process.**
+
+ This issue has been fixed in this release.
+
+* **vmtoolsd child processes invoke parent's atexit handler.****
+
+ Fixed in this release by terminating child processes with _exit().
+
+* **Mutexes in lib/libvmtools/vmtoolsLog.c and glib could have been locked at fork time. The vmtoolsLog.c Debug(), Warning() and Panic() functions are not safe for child processes.**
+
+ Fixed in this release by directing child processes' logging to stdout.
+
+* **Permission on the vmware-network.log file incorrectly defaults to (0644).**
+
+ Fixed in this release. The correct default is set to (0600).
+
+* **The NetworkManager calls in the Linux "network" script have been updated.**
- * Power Ops: Attempt to execute file path only
+ Defaults to using the "Sleep" method over the "Enabled" method used to
+ work around a bug in NetworkManager version 0.9.0.
- [Pull request #689](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/pull/689)
+ Resolves:
+ * [Pull request #699](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/pull/699)
+ * [Issue #426](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/426)
-* **A number of issues flagged by Coverity have been addressed.**
+* **Unused header files have been dropped from the current open-vm-tools source.**
-* **Add aliasing code to identify Miracle Linux by its former name of "asianux".**
+* **Accomodate newer releases of libxml2 and xmlsec1.**
- The Asianux Linux distribution rebranded itself as Miracle Linux. Since vSphere infrastructure recognizes "asianux" but not Miracle Linux, aliasing code was added to open-vm-tools to continue to identify Miracle Linux systems as "asianux".
+ The configure.ac and VGAuth code updated to avoid deprecated functions and build options based on OSS product version.
## <a id="knownissues" name="knownissues"></a>Known Issues
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