CVE-2021-3144: Critical severity SaltStack Salt vulnerability

Published Feb 27, 2021
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Updated

In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, eauth tokens can be used once after expiration. (They might be used to run command against the salt master or minions.)

Affected Software

32 affected componentsFixes available
debian/salt
2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u33002.6+dfsg1-4+deb11u13004.1+dfsg-2.2
pip/salt>=2019.2.0<2019.2.8
2019.2.8
pip/salt>=3002<3002.3
3002.3
pip/salt>=3001<3001.5
3001.5
pip/salt>=3000<3000.7
3000.7
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

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u3Fixed in 3002.6+dfsg1-4+deb11u1Fixed in 3004.1+dfsg-2.2
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2019.2.8
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3002.3
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3001.5
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3000.7
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2017.7.8
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2016.11.10
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2016.11.5
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2015.8.13
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade SaltStack to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3002.2Fixed in 3001.4Fixed in 3000.6Fixed in 2019.2.8Fixed in 2019.2.5Fixed in 2018.3.5Fixed in 2017.7.8Fixed in 2016.11.10Fixed in 2016.11.6Fixed in 2016.11.5Fixed in 2016.11.3Fixed in 2016.3.8Fixed in 2016.3.6Fixed in 2016.3.4Fixed in 2015.8.13Fixed in 2015.8.10Fixed in 3002.5Fixed in 3001.6Fixed in 3000.8Fixed in 3002.5Fixed in 3001.6Fixed in 3000.8

Event History

Feb 27, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·05:43 PM

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this SaltStack vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this SaltStack vulnerability is CVE-2021-3144.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3144?

The severity of CVE-2021-3144 is critical.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2021-3144?

The affected software for CVE-2021-3144 is SaltStack Salt before 3002.5.

4

How can this vulnerability be exploited?

This vulnerability can be exploited by using eauth tokens that can be used once after expiration to run commands against the salt master or minions.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2021-3144?

Yes, a fix for CVE-2021-3144 is available. It is recommended to update to version 3002.5 or later of SaltStack Salt.

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