SUSE update for Salt
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-21996 |
| CWE-ID | N/A |
| 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) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
EUVDB-ID: #VU58294
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-2021-21996
CWE-ID: N/A
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Salt download URL. A local user with control over the file source URL and its source_hash URL can gain full file system access as root on a salt minion.
MitigationUpdate the affected package Salt to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Manager Tools: 12 BETA
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management: 12
salt-zsh-completion: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-bash-completion: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-syndic: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-standalone-formulas-configuration: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-ssh: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-proxy: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-master: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-cloud: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-api: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-minion: before 3000-46.151.2
salt-doc: before 3000-46.151.2
salt: before 3000-46.151.2
python3-salt: before 3000-46.151.2
python2-salt: before 3000-46.151.2
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_tools:12:BETA:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_advanced_systems_management:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-zsh-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-bash-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-syndic:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-standalone-formulas-configuration:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-ssh:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-proxy:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-master:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-cloud:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-api:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-minion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:salt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:python3-salt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:python2-salt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213550-1/
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.
