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A salt security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3/15.4/15.5, Micro 5.3/5.4, and SUSE Linux Enterprise.



SUSE-SU-2023:4388-1: important: Security update for salt


# Security update for salt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4388-1
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-SP4
* Basesystem Module 15-SP5
* openSUSE Leap 15.3
* openSUSE Leap 15.4
* openSUSE Leap 15.5
* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3
* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4
* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
* 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 Real Time 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
* SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
* SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
* SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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 15.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4388=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2023-4388=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2023-4388=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-4388=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2023-4388=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-4388=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-4388=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2023-4388=1

## Package List:

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* python2-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-proxy-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-ssh-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-doc-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-master-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-api-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-syndic-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python2-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-testsuite-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-cloud-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (noarch)
* salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (aarch64
x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-proxy-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-ssh-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-master-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-api-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-syndic-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-doc-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-cloud-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (noarch)
* salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (aarch64
x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-proxy-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-ssh-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-master-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-api-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-syndic-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-doc-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-cloud-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (noarch)
* salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-proxy-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-ssh-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-master-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-api-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-syndic-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-doc-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-cloud-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (noarch)
* salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-proxy-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-ssh-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-master-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-api-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-syndic-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-doc-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-cloud-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (noarch)
* salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (aarch64 x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-proxy-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-ssh-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-master-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-api-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-syndic-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-doc-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-cloud-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (noarch)
* salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
* python3-simplejson-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-minion-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debugsource-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1
* salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-salt-3006.0-150300.53.65.2
* python3-simplejson-debuginfo-3.17.2-150300.3.4.1

## 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