Recommended update for salt

Announcement ID:	SUSE-RU-2025:1317-1
Release Date:	2025-04-16T08:09:42Z
Rating:	moderate
References:	bsc#1215484 bsc#1220905 bsc#1230642 bsc#1230944 bsc#1231605 bsc#1234022 bsc#1234881 jsc#MSQA-934
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 Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that contains one feature and has seven fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for salt fixes the following issues:

• Adapted to removal of hex attribute in pygit2 v1.15.0 (bsc#1230642)
• Added DEB822 apt repository format support
• Detect openEuler as RedHat family OS
• Enhanced batch async and fixed some detected issues
• Enhanced smart JSON parsing when garbage is present (bsc#1231605)
• Ensure the correct crypt module is loaded
• Fixed aptpkg 'NoneType object has no attribute split' error
• Fixed crash due wrong client reference on SaltMakoTemplateLookup
• Fixed error to stat '/root/.gitconfig' on gitfs (bsc#1230944, bsc#1234881, bsc#1220905)
• Fixed issue of using update-alternatives with alts
• Fixed issues running on Python 3.12 and 3.13
• Fixed tests failures after "repo.saltproject.io" deprecation
• Fixed virt_query outputter and added support for block devices
• Fixed virtual grains for VMs running on Nutanix AHV (bsc#1234022)
• Implemented multiple inventory for ansible.targets
• Made _auth calls visible with master stats
• Made Salt-SSH work with all SSH passwords (bsc#1215484)
• Made x509 module compatible with M2Crypto 0.44.0
• Moved logrotate config to /usr/etc/logrotate.d where possible
• Removed deprecated code from x509.certificate_managed test mode
• Repaired mount.fstab_present always returning pending changes
• Set virtual grain in Podman systemd container
• Enhancements of Salt packaging:
• Use update-alternatives for all salt scripts
• Use flexible dependencies for the subpackages
• Made salt-minion to require flavored zypp-plugin
• Made zyppnotify to use update-alternatives
• Dropped unused yumnotify plugin
• Added dependency to python3-dnf-plugins-core for RHEL based

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 SUSE-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.3-2025-1317=1
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2025-1317=1

Package List:

• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python311-salt-testsuite-3006.0-150400.8.75.1
  • python3-salt-testsuite-3006.0-150400.8.75.1
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python311-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (noarch)
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (noarch)
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (noarch)
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (noarch)
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
  • salt-master-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-proxy-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-doc-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-ssh-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • python3-salt-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-syndic-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-minion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-api-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-cloud-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
• SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (noarch)
  • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3
  • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150400.8.75.3

References:

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215484
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220905
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230642
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230944
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231605
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234022
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234881
• https://jira.suse.com/browse/MSQA-934