CVE-2020-28243: Command Injection

Published Feb 27, 2021
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Updated

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The minion's restartcheck is vulnerable to command injection via a crafted process name. This allows for a local privilege escalation by any user able to create a files on the minion in a non-blacklisted directory.

Other sources

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The minion's restartcheck is vulnerable to command injection via a crafted process name. This allows for a local privilege escalation by any user able to create a files on the minion in a non-blacklisted directory.

Local Privilege Escalation in the Minion

Salt Project

Affected Software

32 affected componentsFixes available
debian/salt
pip/salt>=3002<3002.3
3002.3
pip/salt>=3001<3001.5
3001.5
pip/salt>=3000<3000.7
3000.7
pip/salt>=2019.2.0<2019.2.8
2019.2.8
pip/salt>=2018.2.0<=2018.3.5
pip/salt>=2017.5.0<2017.7.8
2017.7.8
pip/salt>=2016.11.7<2016.11.10
2016.11.10
pip/salt>=2016.3.0<2016.11.5
2016.11.5
pip/salt<2015.8.13
2015.8.13
SaltStack Salt<3002.2, <3001.4, <3000.6, <2019.2.8, <2019.2.5, <2018.3.5, <2017.7.8, <2016.11.10, <2016.11.6, <2016.11.5, <2016.11.3, <2016.3.8, <2016.3.6, <2016.3.4, <2015.8.13, <2015.8.10, <3002.5, <3001.6, <3000.8, <3002.5, <3001.6, <3000.8
3002.23001.43000.62019.2.82019.2.52018.3.52017.7.82016.11.102016.11.62016.11.52016.11.32016.3.82016.3.62016.3.42015.8.132015.8.103002.53001.63000.83002.53001.63000.8
SaltStack Salt<2015.8.10
SaltStack Salt>=2015.8.11<2015.8.13
SaltStack Salt>=2016.3.0<2016.3.4
SaltStack Salt>=2016.3.5<2016.3.6
SaltStack Salt>=2016.3.7<2016.3.8
SaltStack Salt>=2016.3.9<2016.11.3
SaltStack Salt>=2016.11.4<2016.11.5
SaltStack Salt>=2016.11.7<2016.11.10
SaltStack Salt>=2017.5.0<2017.7.8
SaltStack Salt>=2018.2.0<=2018.3.5
SaltStack Salt>=2019.2.0<2019.2.5
SaltStack Salt>=2019.2.6<2019.2.8
SaltStack Salt>=3000<3000.6
SaltStack Salt>=3001<3001.4
SaltStack Salt>=3002<3002.5
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0

Remediation

Mitigation

Update the minion to the latest release, package or patch file

Event History

Feb 27, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
02:36 PM
SeverityAffected Software
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:43 PM
Aug 8, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·08:23 PM
Description
Sep 13, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·08:28 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2020-28243.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-28243?

CVE-2020-28243 has a severity of 7.8 (High).

3

How does the vulnerability in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5 manifest?

The vulnerability in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5 allows for local privilege escalation by any user able to create files on the minion in a non-blacklisted directory.

4

How can I fix the vulnerability in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5?

To fix the vulnerability in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, update to version 3002.5 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-28243?

More information about CVE-2020-28243 can be found at the following references: [link1], [link2], [link3].

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