CVE-2020-35662
First published: Sat Feb 27 2021(Updated: )
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, when authenticating to services using certain modules, the SSL certificate is not always validated.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | 3002.2 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 |
| 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 |
| debian/salt | ||
| <2015.8.10 | ||
| >=2015.8.11<2015.8.13 | ||
| >=2016.3.0<2016.3.4 | ||
| >=2016.3.5<2016.3.6 | ||
| >=2016.3.7<2016.3.8 | ||
| >=2016.3.9<2016.11.3 | ||
| >=2016.11.4<2016.11.5 | ||
| >=2016.11.7<2016.11.10 | ||
| >=2017.5.0<2017.7.8 | ||
| >=2018.2.0<=2018.3.5 | ||
| >=2019.2.0<2019.2.5 | ||
| >=2019.2.6<2019.2.8 | ||
| >=3000<3000.6 | ||
| >=3001<3001.4 | ||
| >=3002<3002.5 | ||
| =32 | ||
| =33 | ||
| =34 | ||
| =9.0 | ||
| =10.0 | ||
| =11.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5/
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011
- https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2021-02-25-advisory-02/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35662
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3000.7.rst#L18
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3001.5.rst#L18
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3002.3.rst#L18
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qx72-q6w3-qgc7 (Advisory)
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-35662
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-35662
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-35662
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35662
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2021-75.yaml
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-35662?
CVE-2020-35662 is a vulnerability in SaltStack Salt before version 3002.5 that allows authentication to services using certain modules without validating the SSL certificate.
What is the severity of CVE-2020-35662?
The severity of CVE-2020-35662 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.4.
Which software is affected by CVE-2020-35662?
SaltStack Salt versions 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u3, 3002.6+dfsg1-4+deb11u1, and 3004.1+dfsg-2.2 are affected by CVE-2020-35662.
How can I fix CVE-2020-35662?
To fix CVE-2020-35662, update SaltStack Salt to version 3002.5 or later.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-35662?
You can find more information about CVE-2020-35662 at the following references: [Reference 1](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html), [Reference 2](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB/), [Reference 3](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH/)
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