SUSE-RU-2025:20268-1: important: Recommended update for salt

Wed Jun 4 07:34:20 UTC 2025

# Recommended update for salt

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:20268-1  
Release Date: 2025-04-17T11:25:21Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1215484
  * bsc#1219041
  * bsc#1220357
  * bsc#1220905
  * bsc#1226141
  * bsc#1228182
  * bsc#1228690
  * bsc#1229109
  * bsc#1229539
  * bsc#1230322
  * bsc#1230642
  * bsc#1230944
  * bsc#1231605
  * bsc#1233667
  * bsc#1234022
  * bsc#1234881

Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that has 16 fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for salt fixes the following issues:

  * Fixed aptpkg 'NoneType object has no attribute split' error
  * Detect openEuler as RedHat family OS
  * Ensure the correct crypt module is loaded
  * Implement multiple inventory for ansible.targets
  * Make x509 module compatible with M2Crypto 0.44.0
  * Removed deprecated code from x509.certificate_managed test mode
  * Move logrotate config to /usr/etc/logrotate.d where possible
  * Add DEB822 apt repository format support
  * Make Salt-SSH work with all SSH passwords (bsc#1215484)
  * Fixed issue of using update-alternatives with alts (#105)
  * Fixed virt_query outputter and add support for block devices
  * Make _auth calls visible with master stats
  * Repair mount.fstab_present always returning pending changes
  * Set virtual grain in Podman systemd container
  * Fixed crash due wrong client reference on `SaltMakoTemplateLookup`
  * Enhace batch async and fix some detected issues
  * Enhacement of Salt packaging
  * Use update-alternatives for all salt scripts
  * Use flexible dependencies for the subpackages
  * Make salt-minion to require flavored zypp-plugin
  * Make zyppnotify to use update-alternatives
  * Drop unused yumnotify plugin
  * Add dependency to python3-dnf-plugins-core for RHEL based
  * Fixed tests failures after "repo.saltproject.io" deprecation
  * Fixed error to stat '/root/.gitconfig' on gitfs (bsc#1230944) (bsc#1234881)
    (bsc#1220905)
  * Adapt to removal of hex attribute in pygit2 v1.15.0 (bsc#1230642)
  * Enhance smart JSON parsing when garbage is present (bsc#1231605)
  * Fixed virtual grains for VMs running on Nutanix AHV (bsc#1234022)
  * Fixed issues running on Python 3.12 and 3.13
  * Reverted setting SELinux context for minion service (bsc#1233667)
  * Removed System V init support
  * Make systemd the only supported init system by removing System V init and
    insserv references
  * Ensure package builds with no init system dependencies if built without
    systemd (for example for use in containers)
  * Apply some spec-cleaner suggestions (update copyright year, sort
    requirements, adjust spacing)
  * Fixed the condition of alternatives for Tumbleweed and Leap 16
  * Use update-alternatives for salt-call and fix builing on EL8
  * Build all python bindings for all flavors
  * Make minion reconnecting on changing master IP (bsc#1228182)
  * Handle logger exception when flushing already closed file
  * Include passlib as a recommended dependency
  * Make Salt Bundle more tolerant to long running jobs (bsc#1228690)
  * Fixed additional x509 tests and test_suse tests for SLE12
  * Fixed failing x509 tests with OpenSSL < 1.1
  * Avoid explicit reading of /etc/salt/minion (bsc#1220357)
  * Allow NamedLoaderContexts to be returned from loader
  * Reverted the change making reactor less blocking (bsc#1230322)
  * Use --cachedir for extension_modules in salt-call (bsc#1226141)
  * Prevent using SyncWrapper with no reason
  * Fixed the SELinux context for Salt Minion service (bsc#1219041)
  * Set contextvars as a build requirement for package
  * Increase warn_until_date date for code we still support
  * The test_debian test now uses port 80 for ubuntu keyserver
  * Fixed too frequent systemd service restart in test_system test
  * Avoid crash on wrong output of systemctl version (bsc#1229539)
  * Improve error handling with different OpenSSL versions
  * Removed redundant run_func from salt.master.MWorker._handle_aes
  * Fixed cloud minion configuration for multiple masters (bsc#1229109)
  * Use Pygit2 id instead of deprecated oid in gitfs
  * Fixed few failing tests to work with both Salt and Salt bundle
  * Skip testing unsupported OpenSSL crypto algorithms

## Special Instructions and Notes:

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Micro 6.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-67=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * salt-minion-3006.0-slfo.1.1_3.1
    * salt-transactional-update-3006.0-slfo.1.1_3.1
    * salt-3006.0-slfo.1.1_3.1
    * python311-salt-3006.0-slfo.1.1_3.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215484
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219041
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220357
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1220905
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226141
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228182
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228690
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229109
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229539
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230322
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230642
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1230944
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231605
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233667
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234022
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234881

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