SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : salt (SUSE-SU-2020:1974-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 138795

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for salt contains the following fixes :

Fix for TypeError in Tornado importer (bsc#1174165)

Require python3-distro only for TW (bsc#1173072)

Update to Salt version 3000: See release notes:
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/3000.html

Add docker.logout to docker execution module. (bsc#1165572)

Add option to enable/disable force refresh for zypper.

Add publish_batch to ClearFuncs exposed methods.

Adds test for zypper abbreviation fix.

Avoid segfault from 'salt-api' under certain conditions of heavy load managing SSH minions. (bsc#1169604)

Avoid traceback on debug logging for swarm module. (bsc#1172075)

Batch mode now also correctly provides return value. (bsc#1168340)

Better import cache handline.

Do not make file.recurse state to fail when msgpack 0.5.4.
(bsc#1167437)

Do not require vendored backports-abc. (bsc#1170288)

Fix errors from unit tests due NO_MOCK and NO_MOCK_REASON deprecation.

Fix for low rpm_lowpkg unit test.

Fix for temp folder definition in loader unit test.

Fix for unless requisite when pip is not installed.

Fix integration test failure for test_mod_del_repo_multiline_values.

Fix regression in service states with reload argument.

Fix tornado imports and missing _utils after rebasing patches.

Fix status attribute issue in aptpkg test.

Improved storage pool or network handling.

loop: fix variable names for until_no_eval.

Make 'salt.ext.tornado.gen' to use 'salt.ext.backports_abc' on Python 2.

Make setup.py script not to require setuptools greater than 9.1.

More robust remote port detection.

Prevent sporious 'salt-api' stuck processes when managing SSH minions.
because of logging deadlock. (bsc#1159284)

Python3.8 compatibility changes.

Removes unresolved merge conflict in yumpkg module.

Returns a the list of IPs filtered by the optional network list.

Revert broken changes to slspath made on Salt 3000 (saltstack/salt#56341). (bsc#1170104)

Sanitize grains loaded from roster_grains.json cache during 'state.pkg'.

Various virt backports from 3000.2.

zypperpkg: filter patterns that start with dot. (bsc#1171906)

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Solution

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 Server Applications 15-SP1 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2020-1974=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python2 15-SP1 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP1-2020-1974=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-1974=1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 138795

File Name: suse_SU-2020-1974-1.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 7/21/2020

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11651

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python2-salt, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-minion, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-proxy, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-api, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-salt, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-ssh, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-master, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-standalone-formulas-configuration, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-cloud, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:salt-syndic, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2018

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Metasploit (SaltStack Salt Master/Minion Unauthenticated RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-15750, CVE-2018-15751, CVE-2020-11651, CVE-2020-11652

Detections

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