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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for salt (DLA-2294-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'salt' package(s) announced via the DLA-2294-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Two issues have been found in salt, a remote manager to administer servers. These issues are related to remote hackers bypassing authentication to execute arbitrary commands and getting information about files on the server
Affected Software
Affected Software
'salt' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u5. We recommend that you upgrade your salt packages.