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SUSE: 2021:3557-1 Moderate Security Patch for Salt Injection Issue

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for salt ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3557-1 Rating: moderate References: #1190265 Cross-References: CVE-2021-21996 CVSS scores: CVE-2021-21996 (SUSE): 4.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Affected Products: SUSE MicroOS 5.1 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 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for salt fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-21996: Exclude the full path of a download URL to prevent injection of malicious code. (bsc#1190265) 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 MicroOS 5.1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2021-3557=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Transactional-Server-15-SP3-2021-3557=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP3-2021-3557=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3557=1 Package List: - SUSE MicroOS 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64): python3-salt-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-minion-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-transactional-update-3002.2-50.1.15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module forTransactional Server 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): salt-transactional-update-3002.2-50.1.15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): salt-api-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-cloud-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-master-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-proxy-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-ssh-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-standalone-formulas-configuration-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-syndic-3002.2-50.1.15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP3 (noarch): salt-fish-completion-3002.2-50.1.15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): python3-salt-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-doc-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-minion-3002.2-50.1.15.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (noarch): salt-bash-completion-3002.2-50.1.15.1 salt-zsh-completion-3002.2-50.1.15.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21996.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190265 . SUSE Security Update for Salt: Addresses vulnerability with moderate risk. Apply updates quickly to protect environments.. SUSE Updates, Salt Fix, Injection Prevention, SUSE Linux. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 27, 2021 •Important SuSE