Security update for salt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1974-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-15750 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2018-15750 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2018-15751 ( SUSE ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2018-15751 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2020-11651 ( SUSE ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2020-11651 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2020-11652 ( SUSE ): 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2020-11652 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 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 four vulnerabilities and has seven security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for salt contains the following fixes:

  • Fix for TypeError in Tornado importer (bsc#1174165)
  • Require python3-distro only for TW (bsc#1173072)

  • Update to Salt version 3000: See release notes: https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/3000.html

  • Add docker.logout to docker execution module. (bsc#1165572)

  • Add option to enable/disable force refresh for zypper.
  • Add publish_batch to ClearFuncs exposed methods.
  • Adds test for zypper abbreviation fix.
  • Avoid segfault from "salt-api" under certain conditions of heavy load managing SSH minions. (bsc#1169604)
  • Avoid traceback on debug logging for swarm module. (bsc#1172075)
  • Batch mode now also correctly provides return value. (bsc#1168340)
  • Better import cache handline.
  • Do not make file.recurse state to fail when msgpack 0.5.4. (bsc#1167437)
  • Do not require vendored backports-abc. (bsc#1170288)
  • Fix errors from unit tests due NO_MOCK and NO_MOCK_REASON deprecation.
  • Fix for low rpm_lowpkg unit test.
  • Fix for temp folder definition in loader unit test.
  • Fix for unless requisite when pip is not installed.
  • Fix integration test failure for test_mod_del_repo_multiline_values.
  • Fix regression in service states with reload argument.
  • Fix tornado imports and missing _utils after rebasing patches.
  • Fix status attribute issue in aptpkg test.
  • Improved storage pool or network handling.
  • loop: fix variable names for until_no_eval.
  • Make "salt.ext.tornado.gen" to use "salt.ext.backports_abc" on Python 2.
  • Make setup.py script not to require setuptools greater than 9.1.
  • More robust remote port detection.
  • Prevent sporious "salt-api" stuck processes when managing SSH minions. because of logging deadlock. (bsc#1159284)
  • Python3.8 compatibility changes.
  • Removes unresolved merge conflict in yumpkg module.
  • Returns a the list of IPs filtered by the optional network list.
  • Revert broken changes to slspath made on Salt 3000 (saltstack/salt#56341). (bsc#1170104)
  • Sanitize grains loaded from roster_grains.json cache during "state.pkg".
  • Various virt backports from 3000.2.
  • zypperpkg: filter patterns that start with dot. (bsc#1171906)

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-1974=1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2020-1974=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2020-1974=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • salt-doc-3000-6.37.1
    • python3-salt-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-minion-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-3000-6.37.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • salt-bash-completion-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-zsh-completion-3000-6.37.1
  • Python 2 Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • python2-salt-3000-6.37.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • salt-cloud-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-proxy-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-syndic-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-ssh-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-api-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-master-3000-6.37.1
    • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3000-6.37.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • salt-fish-completion-3000-6.37.1

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