SB2017100907 - Arch Linux update for salt
Published: October 9, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017100907
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14695)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists in minion id validation due to path traversal. A remote attacker with incorrect credentials can authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID.
2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14696)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted authentication request and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.