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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.0923
SUSE-SU-2020:0684-1 Security update for salt
16 March 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: salt
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-18897 CVE-2019-17361
Reference: ESB-2020.0746
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200684-1.html
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for salt
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0684-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1135656 #1153611 #1157465 #1158940 #1159118 #1160931
#1162327 #1162504 #1165425
Cross-References: CVE-2019-17361 CVE-2019-18897
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1
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An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has 7 fixes is now available.
Description:
This update for salt fixes the following issues:
o Avoid possible user escalation upgrading salt-master (bsc#1157465)
(CVE-2019-18897)
o Fix unit tests failures in test_batch_async tests
o Batch Async: Handle exceptions, properly unregister and close instances
after running async batching to avoid CPU starvation of the MWorkers (bsc#
1162327)
o RHEL/CentOS 8 uses platform-python instead of python3
o New configuration option for selection of grains in the minion start event.
o Fix 'os_family' grain for Astra Linux Common Edition
o Fix for salt-api NET API where unauthenticated attacker could run arbitrary
code (CVE-2019-17361) (bsc#1162504)
o Adds disabled parameter to mod_repo in aptpkg module Move token with atomic
operation Bad API token files get deleted (bsc#1160931)
o Support for Btrfs and XFS in parted and mkfs added
o Adds list_downloaded for apt Module to enable pre-downloading support Adds
virt.(pool|network)_get_xml functions
o Various libvirt updates: * Add virt.pool_capabilities function *
virt.pool_running improvements * Add virt.pool_deleted state *
virt.network_define allow adding IP configuration
o virt: adding kernel boot parameters to libvirt xml
o Fix to scheduler when data['run'] does not exist (bsc#1159118)
o Fix virt states to not fail on VMs already stopped
o Fix applying of attributes for returner rawfile_json (bsc#1158940)
o xfs: do not fail if type is not present (bsc#1153611)
o Fix errors when running virt.get_hypervisor function
o Align virt.full_info fixes with upstream Salt
o Fix for log checking in x509 test
o Read repo info without using interpolation (bsc#1135656)
o Limiting M2Crypto to >= SLE15
o Replacing pycrypto with M2Crypto (bsc#1165425)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2020-684=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2020-684=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-684=1
Package List:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1 (aarch64
ppc64le s390x x86_64):
salt-api-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-cloud-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-master-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-proxy-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-ssh-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-syndic-2019.2.0-6.24.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1 (noarch):
salt-fish-completion-2019.2.0-6.24.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
x86_64):
python2-salt-2019.2.0-6.24.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
x86_64):
python3-salt-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-doc-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-minion-2019.2.0-6.24.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (noarch):
salt-bash-completion-2019.2.0-6.24.1
salt-zsh-completion-2019.2.0-6.24.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17361.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18897.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1135656
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1153611
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1157465
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1158940
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1159118
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1160931
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162327
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162504
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1165425
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