SUSE Security Update: Security update for salt
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2021:1951-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1185281 #1186674 ECO-3212 SLE-18028 SLE-18033 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2021-31607
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2021-31607 (NVD) : 7.8
 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
                    CVE-2021-31607 (SUSE): 7
 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server
 15-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability, contains three
   features and has one errata is now available.

Description:

   This update for salt fixes the following issues:

   - Check if dpkgnotify is executable (bsc#1186674)
   - Update to Salt release version 3002.2 (jsc#ECO-3212, jsc#SLE-18033,
     jsc#SLE-18028)
   - Drop support for Python2. Obsoletes `python2-salt` package
     (jsc#SLE-18028)
   - Fix issue parsing errors in ansiblegate state module
   - Prevent command injection in the snapper module (bsc#1185281,
     CVE-2021-31607)
   - transactional_update: detect recursion in the executor
   - Add subpackage `salt-transactional-update` (jsc#SLE-18033)
   - Remove duplicate directories


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:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch
 SUSE-SLE-Module-Transactional-Server-15-SP3-2021-1951=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP3-2021-1951=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-1951=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15-SP3 (aarch64
 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      salt-transactional-update-3002.2-8.41.8.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3 (aarch64
 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      salt-api-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-cloud-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-master-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-proxy-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-ssh-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-syndic-3002.2-8.41.8.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3 (noarch):

      salt-fish-completion-3002.2-8.41.8.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
 x86_64):

      python3-salt-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-doc-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-minion-3002.2-8.41.8.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (noarch):

      salt-bash-completion-3002.2-8.41.8.1
      salt-zsh-completion-3002.2-8.41.8.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31607.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185281
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186674