Security update for salt

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2025:4476-1
Release Date:	2025-12-18T12:08:59Z
Rating:	important
References:	bsc#1227207 bsc#1250520 bsc#1250755 bsc#1251776 bsc#1252244 bsc#1252285 bsc#1254256 bsc#1254257 jsc#MSQA-1034
Cross-References:	CVE-2025-62348 CVE-2025-62349
CVSS scores:	CVE-2025-62348 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2025-62348 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVE-2025-62349 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVE-2025-62349 ( SUSE ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Affected Products:	openSUSE Leap 15.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS SUSE Manager Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS

An update that solves two vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has six security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for salt fixes the following issues:

• Security issues fixed:

• CVE-2025-62349: Added minimum_auth_version to enforce security (bsc#1254257)

• CVE-2025-62348: Fixed Junos module yaml loader (bsc#1254256)

• Backport security fixes for vendored tornado

  • BDSA-2024-3438
  • BDSA-2024-3439
  • BDSA-2024-9026

• Other changes and bugs fixed:

• Fixed TLS and x509 modules for OSes with older cryptography module

• Fixed Salt for Python > 3.11 (bsc#1252285) (bsc#1252244)
  • Use external tornado on Python > 3.11
  • Make tls and x509 to use python-cryptography
  • Remove usage of spwd
• Fixed payload signature verification on Tumbleweed (bsc#1251776)
• Fixed broken symlink on migration to Leap 16.0 (bsc#1250755)
• Fixed known_hosts error on gitfs (bsc#1250520) (bsc#1227207)
• Improved SL Micro 6.2 detection with grains
• Reverted requirement of M2Crypto >= 0.44.0 for SUSE Family distros
• Set python-CherryPy as required for python-salt-testsuite

Special Instructions and Notes:

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:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-LTS-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.3-LTS-2025-4476=1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-LTS-2025-4476=1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4476=1

Package List:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python311-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python311-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python311-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (noarch)
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python311-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS (x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 LTS (noarch)
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS (x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 LTS (noarch)
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3 LTS (noarch)
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python311-salt-testsuite-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python311-salt-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • python3-salt-testsuite-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.91.1

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62348.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62349.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227207
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250520
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250755
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251776
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252244
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252285
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254256
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254257
• https://jira.suse.com/browse/MSQA-1034