CVE-2021-21996
High
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. A user who has control of the source, and source_hash URLs can gain full file system access as root on a salt minion.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Salt
PublishedSep 8, 2021
First seenSep 8, 2021
How to fix
Update
- saltstack salt3000.3 or later
- salt3003.3 or later
Vendor advisories
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MBAHHSGZLEJRCG4DX6J4RBWJAAWH55RQ/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ACVT7M4YLZRLWWQ6SGRK3C6TOF4FXOXT/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BUWUF5VTENNP2ZYZBVFKPSUHLKLUBD5/
- debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| saltstack salt | v < 3000.3 | 3000.3 |
| fedoraproject fedora | 33, 34, 35 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 9.0, 10.0, 11.0 | — |
| saltPyPI | v < 3003.3 | 3003.3 |
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