yast2_firewall fails with error 'cannot load such file -- network/firewall_chooser'

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 4 (SLES 12 SP4)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 Service Pack 4 (SLED 12 SP4)

Situation

Yast2 firewall reports the below error and exits:

YaST cannot continue the configuration without installing the required packages and exits

Resolution

This issue is fixed with the current latest versions of "yast" and "yast2-firewall" packages.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:

yast2-3.2.49-4.4.2
yast2-firewall-3.4.0-6.3.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:

yast2-3.2.49-4.4.2
yast2-firewall-3.4.0-6.3.2

Cause

Additional Information

This issue is encountered specifically with the package "yast2-firewall 3.2.1-3.3.1".

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