SUSE-RU-2019:0502-1: moderate: Recommended update for python-azure-agent

Tue Feb 26 16:09:54 MST 2019

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for python-azure-agent
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2019:0502-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1061584 #1087764 #1092831 #1094420 #1119542 
                    #997614 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12
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   An update that has 6 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for python-azure-agent fixes the following issues:

   python-azure-agent was updated to 2.2.36 (bsc#1119542):

   + [#1451] Do not utf-8 encode telemetry messages
   + [#1434] Use files instead of pipes to capture stdout/stderr
   + [#1431] Prevent multiple downloads of zips
   + [#1418] Add main module to Python's egg
   + [#1416] Fix UTF-8 encoding for telemetry payload
   + [#1408] Honor the 'no_proxy' flag
   + [#1391, #1401, #1441] Azure Stack improvements
   + [#1384] Write status file in WALinuxAgent lib folder
   + [#1375] Add support for Redhat
   + [#1373] Handle different kernel builds on SUSE Linux Enterprise
   + [#1365, #1385, #1389] Fixes for RDMA
   + [#1397] Send events when extensions fail to complete operation
   + [#1394/#1366] Fix the threshold telemetry issue
   + [#1298] Implementing extension sequencing in azure Linux agent
   + [#1340] Allow Clear Linux detection in python2 and python3
   + [#1345] FreeBSD swap issues fix (#1144)
   + [#1349] Use append_file in Redhat6xOSUtil.openssl_to_openssh()
   + [#1355] Ensure 'value' for authorized ssh keys end in "\n"
   + [#1361] Remove main module
   + [#1325] Enable cgroups by default on all distros
   + [#1327, #1347] Allow enforcing of cgroups limits
   + [#1337] Allow configuration for cgroups
   + [#1333] Add support for NSBSD
   + [#1319] Stream extension downloads to disk (do not buffer the download
     in memory)
   + [#1303] Fix to support custom DNS servers
   + [#1306] Log extension stdout and stderr
   + [#1302] Better of cloud-init configuration during deprovisioning
   + [#1295] Fix to report the correct extension error code
   + [#1289] Allow disabling the agent or extensions
   + [#1290] Use the "ip route" command instead of the "route" comand during
     network configuration
   + [#1281] Delete JIT accounts
   + [#1234] Fix for reading KVP values from host
   + [#1287] Add UDEV rule in azure disk encryption
   + [#1196] Health store integration
   + [#1199] CGroups support
   + [#1194] Use host for status reporting
   + [#1188] Fix for sentinel and signal handlers
   + [#1182] Telemetry updates
   + [#1171] Add support for JIT
   + [#1164] Fix for name resolution in Ubuntu 18.04
   + [#1154] Set connection close header
   + [#1143] Remove extension packages after extraction
   + Revert extension manifest caching to prevent downgrade issues.
   + This is a hotfix release for #945, details and mitigation are available
     in the wiki.
   + [#929] wire.py#update_goal_state does not handle out-of-date GoalState
     errors
   + [#908] Set Files to 0400 in /var/lib/waagent
   + [#906] Hardcoded value for sshd's ClientAliveInterval (180)
   + [#899] Improve HeartBeat Event
   + [#898] Send dummy status if extension fails to write a #.status file
   + [#897] 'Target handler state' wall of errors
   + [#896] End of Line Comments are Not Supported nor Handled
   + [#891] Create a Telemetry Event to Track Custom Data Execution
   + [#884] Cleanup Old Goal State and Extension Cache
   + [#876] The agent should use a scaling back-off when retrying HTTP
     requests
   + [#869] The agent should report OS information in the correct JSON format.
   + [#822] Update docs
   + Switch to using "ip route" command
   + Work around issue where SLE 15 will not accept the user password when
     using sudo, cause unknown, needed to time constraints w.r.t. release
   + Properly detect SLES 15 for RDMA support
   + Properly detect SLES 15 and openSUSE Leap 15 in Python 3
   + Another reference to python, which points to python2
   + Force use of Python 3 for SLE 15 and later

Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended 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 Public Cloud 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2019-502=1

Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (noarch):

      python-azure-agent-2.2.36-34.17.1

References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1061584
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1087764
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092831
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094420
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1119542
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/997614