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usn-6948-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-08-08 19:21
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
salt vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-16846)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly created certificates with weak file permissions. (CVE-2020-17490)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. (CVE-2020-25592)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted process names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28243)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled validation of SSL/TLS certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof a trusted entity. (CVE-2020-28972, CVE-2020-35662)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25281)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform directory traversal. (CVE-2021-25282)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled template rendering. A remote attacker could possibly this issue to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25283)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled logging. An attacker could possibly use this issue to discover credentials. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-25284)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3148)

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled input sanitization. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-3197)

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary\ncommands. (CVE-2020-16846)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly created certificates with weak\nfile permissions. (CVE-2020-17490)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication.\n(CVE-2020-25592)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted process names.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28243)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled validation of SSL/TLS\ncertificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof\na trusted entity. (CVE-2020-28972, CVE-2020-35662)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2021-25281)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted paths. A remote\nattacker could possibly use this issue to perform directory traversal.\n(CVE-2021-25282)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled template rendering. A\nremote attacker could possibly this issue to run arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2021-25283)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled logging. An attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to discover credentials. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-25284)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary\ncommands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3148)\n\nIt was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled input sanitization.\nA remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary\ncommands. (CVE-2021-3197)\n",
  "id": "USN-6948-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:26Z",
  "published": "2024-08-08T19:21:44Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6948-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
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    },
    {
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "salt vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25592",
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}



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