SUSE-SU-2023:2572-1 Security update for salt

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This update addresses various bugs and dependency issues in Salt, including rendering errors and deadlocks, without specifying a particular security vulnerability.

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What is SUSE-SU-2023:2572-1?

SUSE-SU-2023:2572-1 is a vulnerability in salt, published on 21 Jun 2023.

Official description

This update for salt fixes the following issues:

  • Update to Salt release version 3006.0 (jsc#PED-4361)
  • Add missing patch after rebase to fix collections Mapping issues
  • Add python3-looseversion as new dependency for salt
  • Add python3-packaging as new dependency for salt
  • Allow entrypoint compatibility for 'importlib-metadata>=5.0.0' (bsc#1207071)
  • Avoid conflicts with Salt dependencies versions (bsc#1211612)
  • Avoid failures due transactional_update module not available in Salt 3006.0 (bsc#1211754)
  • Create new salt-tests subpackage containing Salt tests
  • Drop conflictive patch dicarded from upstream
  • Fix package build with old setuptools versions
  • Fix SLS rendering error when Jinja macros are used
  • Fix version detection and avoid building and testing failures
  • Prevent deadlocks in salt-ssh executions
  • Require python3-jmespath runtime dependency (bsc#1209233)
  • Make master_tops compatible with Salt 3000 and older minions (bsc#1212516, bsc#1212517)

Which versions are affected by SUSE-SU-2023:2572-1?

Linux distribution packages (4)
salt SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7All versions3006.0-150200.98.2
salt SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSSAll versions3006.0-150200.98.2
salt SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSSAll versions3006.0-150200.98.2
salt SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2All versions3006.0-150200.98.2

How do I fix SUSE-SU-2023:2572-1?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is SUSE-SU-2023:2572-1 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2023:2572-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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