CVE-2013-6617

Published: 5 November 2013

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
salt Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Not vulnerable (0.10.1-3)
	raring	Ignored (end of life)
	saucy	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Not vulnerable (0.17.1+dfsg-1)
	upstream	Released (0.17.1+dfsg-1)

References

http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6617
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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