# Security update for salt Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4386-1 Rating: important References: * bsc#1213293 * bsc#1213518 * bsc#1214477 * bsc#1215157 * jsc#MSQA-706 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-34049 CVSS scores: Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * Transactional Server Module 15-SP5 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 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4386=1 SUSE-2023-4386=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-4386=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4386=1 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2023-4386=1 * Transactional Server Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Transactional-Server-15-SP5-2023-4386=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * salt-proxy-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-cloud-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-master-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-api-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-minion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-syndic-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * python3-salt-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-doc-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * python3-salt-testsuite-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-ssh-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch) * salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * salt-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-minion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * python3-salt-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * salt-doc-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-minion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * python3-salt-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (noarch) * salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * salt-proxy-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-cloud-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-master-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-api-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-syndic-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * salt-ssh-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (noarch) * salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 * Transactional Server Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150500.4.24.2 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34049.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213293 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213518 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214477 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215157 * https://jira.suse.com/browse/MSQA-706