SUSE update for salt
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-31607 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-77 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system salt-zsh-completion Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-bash-completion Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-minion Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-doc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-salt Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-fish-completion Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-syndic Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-standalone-formulas-configuration Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-ssh Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-master Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-cloud Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-api Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component salt-transactional-update Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Command Injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU58292
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31607
CWE-ID:
CWE-77 - Command injection
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the snapper module. A local user can escalate privileges on a minion.
MitigationUpdate the affected package salt to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications: 15-SP3
salt-zsh-completion: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-bash-completion: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-minion: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-doc: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
python3-salt: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-fish-completion: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-syndic: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-standalone-formulas-configuration: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-ssh: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-proxy: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-master: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-cloud: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-api: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
salt-transactional-update: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_transactional_server:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_basesystem:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_server_applications:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-zsh-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-bash-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-minion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-salt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-fish-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-syndic:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-standalone-formulas-configuration:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-ssh:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-proxy:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-master:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-cloud:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-api:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-transactional-update:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211951-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
