SB2017020211 - Improper Authentication in salt (Alpine package)



SB2017020211 - Improper Authentication in salt (Alpine package)

Published: February 2, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017020211
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5192)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.