Security update for salt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4387-1
Rating: important
References:
Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-34049 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3
  • openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 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 Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • Transactional Server Module 15-SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability, contains one feature and has three security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for salt fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2023-34049: arbitrary code execution via symlink attack (bsc#1215157)

Bugs fixed:

  • Fix optimization_order opt to prevent testsuite fails
  • Improve salt.utils.json.find_json to avoid fails (bsc#1213293)
  • Use salt-call from salt bundle with transactional_update
  • Only call native_str on curl_debug message in tornado when needed
  • Implement the calling for batch async from the salt CLI
  • Fix calculation of SLS context vars when trailing dots on targetted sls/state (bsc#1213518)
  • Rename salt-tests to python3-salt-testsuite
  • Allow all primitive grain types for autosign_grains (bsc#1214477)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4387=1 SUSE-2023-4387=1
  • openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-4387=1
  • openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2023-4387=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-4387=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-4387=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-4387=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-4387=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-4387=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP4-2023-4387=1
  • Transactional Server Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Transactional-Server-15-SP4-2023-4387=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • python3-salt-testsuite-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (noarch)
    • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
    • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP4 (noarch)
    • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.49.2
  • Transactional Server Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.49.2

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