Security update for python-azure-agent

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0440-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-0804 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2019-0804 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0

An update that solves one vulnerability and contains one feature can now be installed.

Description:

This update for python-azure-agent fixes the following issues:

python-azure-agent was updated to version 2.2.45 (jsc#ECO-80)

  • Add support for Gen2 VM resource disks
  • Use alternate systemd detection
  • Fix /proc/net/route requirement that causes errors on FreeBSD
  • Add cloud-init auto-detect to prevent multiple provisioning mechanisms from relying on configuration for coordination
  • Disable cgroups when daemon is setup incorrectly
  • Remove upgrade extension loop for the same goal state
  • Add container id for extension telemetry events
  • Be more exact when detecting IMDS service health
  • Changing add_event to start sending missing fields

From 2.2.44 update:

  • Remove outdated extension ZIP packages
  • Improved error handling when starting extensions using systemd
  • Reduce provisioning time of some custom images
  • Improve the handling of extension download errors
  • New API for extension authors to handle errors during extension update
  • Fix handling of errors in calls to openssl
  • Improve logic to determine current distro
  • Reduce verbosity of several logging statements

From 2.2.42 update:

  • Poll for artifact blob, addresses goal state procesing issue

From 2.2.41 update:

  • Rewriting the mechanism to start the extension using systemd-run for systems using systemd for managing
  • Refactoring of resource monitoring framework using cgroup for both systemd and non-systemd approaches [#1530, #1534]
  • Telemetry pipeline for resource monitoring data

From 2.2.40 update:

  • Fixed tracking of memory/cpu usage
  • Do not prevent extensions from running if setting up cgroups fails
  • Enable systemd-aware deprovisioning on all versions >= 18.04
  • Add systemd support for Debian Jessie, Stretch, and Buster
  • Support for Linux Openwrt

From 2.2.38 update:

Security issue fixed: + CVE-2019-0804: An issue with swapfile handling in the agent creates a data leak situation that exposes system memory data. (bsc#1127838) + Add fixes for handling swap file and other nit fixes

From 2.2.37 update: + Improves re-try logic to handle errors while downloading extensions

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:

  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP1-2020-440=1

Package List:

  • Public Cloud Module 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • python-azure-agent-2.2.45-3.3.1

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