-------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2823-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                      Markus Koschany
November 19, 2021                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Package        : salt
Version        : 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u8
CVE ID         : CVE-2021-21996
Debian Bug     : 994016

Jonathan Schlue discovered a vulnerability in Salt, a powerful remote execution
manager. A user who has control of the source, and source_hash URLs can gain
full file system access as root on a salt minion.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your salt packages.

For the detailed security status of salt please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/salt

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Debian LTS: DLA-2823-1: salt security update

November 19, 2021
Jonathan Schlue discovered a vulnerability in Salt, a powerful remote execution manager

Summary


Jonathan Schlue discovered a vulnerability in Salt, a powerful remote execution
manager. A user who has control of the source, and source_hash URLs can gain
full file system access as root on a salt minion.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your salt packages.

For the detailed security status of salt please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/salt

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Severity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : salt
Version : 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u8
CVE ID : CVE-2021-21996
Debian Bug : 994016

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