# Security update for salt

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3139-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * #1210994
  * #1211591
  * #1211741

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-28370

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-28370 ( SUSE ):  3.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2023-28370 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

  
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 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 and has two fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for salt fixes the following issues:

Security fixes:

  * CVE-2023-28370: Fix an open redirect vulnerability in 'StaticFileHandler'
    under certain configurations (bsc#1211741)

Bug fixes:

  * Prevent error loading 'known_hosts' when '$HOME' is not set (bsc#1210994)
  * Fix ModuleNotFoundError and other issues raised by salt-support module
    (bsc#1211591)

## Special Instructions and Notes:

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Moderate 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 SUSE-2023-3139=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3139=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3139=1

  * Server Applications Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP5-2023-3139=1

  * Transactional Server Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Transactional-Server-15-SP5-2023-3139=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * salt-master-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-proxy-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-tests-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-ssh-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-cloud-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * python3-salt-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-api-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-syndic-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-doc-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-minion-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * python3-salt-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-minion-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-doc-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
    * salt-bash-completion-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-zsh-completion-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * salt-master-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-proxy-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-ssh-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-cloud-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-api-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
    * salt-syndic-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
  * Server Applications Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
    * salt-fish-completion-3006.0-150500.4.12.2
  * Transactional Server Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * salt-transactional-update-3006.0-150500.4.12.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28370.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210994
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211591
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211741