SUSE update for Salt

Published: 2021-06-22

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-25315 CVE-2021-31607
CWE-ID	CWE-303 CWE-77
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 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-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 salt-fish-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-transactional-update Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm

EUVDB-ID: #VU51588

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25315

CWE-ID: CWE-303 - Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

the vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of authentication algorithm in SUSE implementation of salt before 3002.2-3. A local user can execute arbitrary code via salt without providing valid credentials.

Mitigation

Update the affected package Salt to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-ESPOS - 15-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS

salt-zsh-completion: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-bash-completion: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-minion: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-doc: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

python3-salt: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-fish-completion: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-syndic: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-standalone-formulas-configuration: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-ssh: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-proxy: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-master: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-cloud: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-api: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

salt-transactional-update: before 3002.2-8.41.8.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212104-1/

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.

2) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU58292