Access Restriction Bypass Affecting salt package, versions <0.17.1+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.48% (76th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-SALT-292700
- published 5 Nov 2013
- disclosed 5 Nov 2013
Introduced: 5 Nov 2013
CVE-2013-6617 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 salt to version 0.17.1+dfsg-1 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.
The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.
CVSS Scores
version 3.1