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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892480
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2480-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'salt' package(s) announced via the DLA-2480-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'salt' package(s) announced via the DLA-2480-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in salt.

CVE-2020-16846

An unauthenticated user with network access to the Salt API can use shell injections to run code on the Salt-API using the SSH client

CVE-2020-17490

When using the functions create_ca, create_csr, and create_self_signed_cert in the tls execution module, it would not ensure the key was created with the correct permissions.

CVE-2020-25592

Properly validate eauth credentials and tokens along with their Access Control Lists - ACLs. Prior to this change, eauth was not properly validated when calling Salt SSH via the salt-api. Any value for 'eauth' or 'token' would allow a user to bypass authentication and make calls to Salt SSH

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your salt packages.

For the detailed security status of salt please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'salt' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16846
Debian Security Information: DSA-4837 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1379/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1380/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1381/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1382/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1383/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00000.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1868 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-17490
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/index.html#latest-branch-release
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-25592
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/index.html
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