Security update for salt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02502-1
Release Date: 2025-07-23T12:48:04Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-38822 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-38822 ( SUSE ): 2.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38822 ( NVD ): 2.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38823 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-38823 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38823 ( NVD ): 2.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38824 ( SUSE ): 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-38824 ( SUSE ): 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38824 ( NVD ): 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38824 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38825 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-38825 ( SUSE ): 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2024-38825 ( NVD ): 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2025-22236 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L
  • CVE-2025-22236 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2025-22236 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2025-22237 ( SUSE ): 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-22237 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-22237 ( NVD ): 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-22238 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-22238 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-22238 ( NVD ): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-22239 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L
  • CVE-2025-22239 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2025-22239 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2025-22240 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-22240 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-22240 ( NVD ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-22241 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-22241 ( SUSE ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-22241 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2025-22242 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-22242 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-22242 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-47287 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-47287 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-47287 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • Systems Management Module 15-SP7

An update that solves 12 vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for salt fixes the following issues:

  • Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2024-38822: Fixed Minion token validation (bsc#1244561)

  • CVE-2024-38823: Fixed server vulnerability to replay attacks when not using a TLS encrypted transport (bsc#1244564)
  • CVE-2024-38824: Fixed directory traversal vulnerability in recv_file method (bsc#1244565)
  • CVE-2024-38825: Fixed salt.auth.pki module authentication issue (bsc#1244566)
  • CVE-2025-22240: Fixed arbitrary directory creation or file deletion with GitFS (bsc#1244567)
  • CVE-2025-22236: Fixed Minion event bus authorization bypass (bsc#1244568)
  • CVE-2025-22241: Fixed the use of un-validated input in the VirtKey class (bsc#1244570)
  • CVE-2025-22237: Fixed exploitation of the 'on demand' pillar functionality (bsc#1244571)
  • CVE-2025-22238: Fixed the master's default cache vulnerability to a directory traversal attack (bsc#1244572)
  • CVE-2025-22239: Fixed the arbitrary event injection on the Salt Master (bsc#1244574)
  • CVE-2025-22242: Fixed a Denial of Service vulnerability through file read operation (bsc#1244575)

  • CVE-2025-47287: Fixed a Denial of Service vulnerability in Tornado logging behavior (bsc#1243268)

  • Other bugs fixed:

  • Added subsystem filter to udev.exportdb (bsc#1236621)

  • Fixed Ubuntu 24.04 test failures
  • Fixed refresh of osrelease and related grains on Python 3.10+
  • Fixed issue requiring proper Python flavor for dependencies

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:

  • Systems Management Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Systems-Management-15-SP7-2025-2502=1

Package List:

  • Systems Management Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-proxy-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-master-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-doc-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-ssh-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-syndic-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-minion-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-api-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • python311-salt-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
  • Systems Management Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150700.14.5.2
    • salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150700.14.5.2

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