Improper Certificate Validation Affecting salt package, versions <2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u3
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.96% (84th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-SALT-1080549
- published 27 Feb 2021
- disclosed 27 Feb 2021
Introduced: 27 Feb 2021
CVE-2020-28972 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 salt to version 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream salt package and not the salt package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28972
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5/
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