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Salt CVE-2021-22004

MEDIUM
Race Condition (CWE-362)
2021-09-08 security@vmware.com
Information Disclosure Race Condition Salt Fedora
6.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2021 - 15:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.4

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. The salt minion installer will accept and use a minion config file at C:\salt\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This allows for a malicious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4).

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-362. An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. The salt minion installer will accept and use a minion config file at C:\salt\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This allows for a malicious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software. Affected products include: Saltstack Salt, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: before 3003.3..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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