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 Manager Tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management
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-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-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

python2-salt
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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package Salt to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Tools: 12 BETA

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management: 12

salt-zsh-completion: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-bash-completion: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-syndic: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-standalone-formulas-configuration: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-ssh: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-proxy: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-master: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-cloud: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-api: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-minion: before 3000-46.142.2

salt-doc: before 3000-46.142.2

salt: before 3000-46.142.2

python3-salt: before 3000-46.142.2

python2-salt: before 3000-46.142.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212102-1/


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.



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