Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting salt package, versions <3000-4.20.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-SALT-2697745
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Nov 2020

Introduced: 4 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-17490  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 salt to version 3000-4.20.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.

CVSS Scores

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